<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:18:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/trending/fiction/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Inkwell Combined Writing Prompt #29 ~ Fiction or Creative Nonfiction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Unsplash Welcome to the Weekly Writing Prompt from The Ink Well We provide one weekly writing prompt for short story writers. You may choose to use the prompt to write a fictional story (made up]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/the-inkwell-combined-writing-prompt-29--fiction-or-creative-nonfiction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/the-inkwell-combined-writing-prompt-29--fiction-or-creative-nonfiction</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170798]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theinkwell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:31:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLJSKQb79JcBN2NkzqE4ATkBBqEW7dUQozKhdcNDQWNki9dbb8qM8YpAb5nZ3XUXPH3dif7cMwJwC1sEt34LLg7QE3oPGEJMTpJ7cV3t3yMrzUN4SV4G6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cap-014: Gracias por no casarte conmigo en aquel entonces [Transmigración rápida].]]></title><description><![CDATA[Índice de los 324 capítulos. Este capítulo es realmente largo, pero es así como está en la fuente original en chino. Cap. 014: El contrataque de un "jarrón" en la industria del entretenimiento]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153503/@pedrobrito2004/cap-014-gracias-por-no</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153503/@pedrobrito2004/cap-014-gracias-por-no</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153503]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pedrobrito2004]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:35:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4bEjbgCbFMvAQkE6aXPPrJurApHUauujKmoVhRrT3vkYYhQ7hB1vNwBMRSBiAX8rziPqzyiQ2QFuKCm1RHTcuxvCPPe6YkvAXYNXNAaLLzZ5EPJZgmgQwSUVAktnq8Hpy6g3j82PZWRbbC4CipGuG6VcqfmVnaMW4JnCzxextWCmhNTZqg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[22 April 2026, Freewriters Community Daily Writing Prompt Day 3081: I’m just drifting]]></title><description><![CDATA[“So, I'm reaching out because I'm just drifting, Uncle, and there's a lot of temptation out here in the wake of the hurricanes, and I need to be delivered from temptation and taken in.” “Nephew, I need]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@deeanndmathews/22-april-2026-freewriters-community</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@deeanndmathews/22-april-2026-freewriters-community</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[deeanndmathews]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:05:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stsAqnmyxQN5QPZRZvTFiCDfL7NC8SaXCTGutuM8yXQkSyUCF5HkJMDtGjUoTm4W1vpqtpeKFbNnK4z576as8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alabama Zack – Chapter III]]></title><description><![CDATA[Introduction "Alabama Zack" is a 40-chapter science fiction serial, published in the Scholar and Scribe community once a week on Wednesdays. 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Wise, yet stubborn, and privy to secrets of bygone eras. The old man]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@almadepoeta/en-es-the-three-magics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@almadepoeta/en-es-the-three-magics</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170798]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[almadepoeta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:57:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kx949aDJ3YMzVLdPdgysaSmkB2s8acfMBHMBr2Yq83EP6VcRuZ1zu7b5tQTA6S4in95prL6GGBmWuETCUXx2n5Ny21gR1XF3ShLZUVLS6wAKeLz63bC2FUxwaGqEYrEwMQeptFH?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Eternal Flight (Part Three) - The Voice of the Great Tree]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image by Alan Frijns from Pixabay The Voice of the Great Tree Queen Shielean felt the stirring at the roots of the eternal tree. 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Part 12 Recap: Divine or Daniela Intervention Sitting in the cell thinking, Lyle's pulse quickened. This past year hadn't gone according to his exit timeline. 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