<?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>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:31:30 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@artisticscreech/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[I Feel Dirty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Am I a bad guy? I don't feel like a bad guy but I also feel like I was duped into doing something unethical. I was fooled into violating my personal code of conduct. I can't complain. I got laid out of]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@artisticscreech/i-feel-dirty</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@artisticscreech/i-feel-dirty</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[artisticscreech]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2021 07:40:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxtVnttk7BKQDWVRnh3rwiL2ZBsA8eJimrnwYaZK6V5pasq2uZPmCoQRfEzq3by47aRywvPzQtg1RQYrTAmN6ARRUABFbVDj6AiMJbZRyar2rTXrUiJwGHVzGTR5kz7Dtx42GLwNepSA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bad Vibes, Mind Control, and a New Cult]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm thinking about taking mushrooms later but I haven't decided yet. I am getting over a cold and I took an extra day off so I have time but I have been in a dark headspace lately. I don't think I'm the]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@artisticscreech/bad-vibes-mind-control-and-a-new-cult</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@artisticscreech/bad-vibes-mind-control-and-a-new-cult</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[artisticscreech]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Nov 2021 03:24:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxtVnttk7BKQDWVRnh3rwiL2ZBsA8eMXN6aMz7C8FCB2cCus1f3BqE4d6eEnmNubhgDkvV3cQTo2Jgq4b9DXeYaaiVZjZn3uvZdbcvVbzmtaucyfXRibtUq3bb3RT2JrhV3VCY43bCUn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Tortured Man and the Black Monolith: A Psychedelic Horror Show]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm coming down from a moderate trip. I weighed out about two grams of some scraggily looking but incredibly potent mushrooms and brewed them into a tea. This was the last of a half ounce that I had bought]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@artisticscreech/the-tortured-man-and-the-black-monolith-a-psychedelic-horror-scene</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@artisticscreech/the-tortured-man-and-the-black-monolith-a-psychedelic-horror-scene</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[artisticscreech]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2021 05:06:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxtVnttk7BKQDWVRnh3rwiL2ZBsA8f5mcV9pHr6Nzj7y4fFpYHUTmqw3zJNvDVnugZVk8QRBYjh8ayEYybWh7rq3tF46DtdaqMqMWPhPWyNgvXiM9KX2C8fgVAGCZGaUUEHDyusZSh3k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our "Benevolent" Shepherds]]></title><description><![CDATA[All the good little sheep need a shepherd. The world is a scary ass place without one. Am I right? Like, we couldn't possibly know where to go or when to eat and sleep without some benevolent superior]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@artisticscreech/shepherds-are-not-your-friends</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@artisticscreech/shepherds-are-not-your-friends</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[artisticscreech]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2021 08:06:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxtVnttk7BKQDWVRnh3rwiL2ZBsA8ezPLH95TYX6Fam5r7wo3qum33cm5DmxnoaqVjypQmCrPtrxYwaAtMMfJbwasDMkJRtNTM1wM7NfdfPWHFfVrLPDRLd2Tqad9CUhDHrCwJmFxfkS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Talk: Fake Emergencies and Real Pain]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've said this before. I work in the shipping industry and I deal with the public on the daily. Everyone has an urgent problem that they absolutely need my help with. 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I kind of like the idea of a cozy domestic life with a committed partner but I seem to be attracting younger,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@artisticscreech/relationship-drama-and-a-weird-epiphany-about-words-and-the-universe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@artisticscreech/relationship-drama-and-a-weird-epiphany-about-words-and-the-universe</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[artisticscreech]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2021 07:00:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxtVnttk7BKQDWVRnh3rwiL2ZBsA8f8iGhpGdYpKRQ4zER1YnuaV7X5LcLqZaJraW18dvqenbx1sebi83s17ryaKhHxgFmtopPAmvwhycXTFqSoPGEtQggZt3f9xBnp1iSTY861LwVvN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tripping with Family, Old Lady Music, and The Recipe for My Mushroom Tea]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since the accidental "Big Trip" that I covered in my last post, I have truly come to realize its power and intensity in ways that were not apparent when I wrote what I wrote. 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This is all still fresh in my mind and I have not begun process the experience]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@artisticscreech/breaking-through-like-for-real</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@artisticscreech/breaking-through-like-for-real</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[artisticscreech]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2021 01:18:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxtVnttk7BKQDWVRnh3rwiL2ZBsA8eQuHckUG7SX4XeJraBfmY6Fgt3pRdH3ofXbB3q15HCc7ysixuaafMN8KhLs8xkKzvymsNLAkJLDSnUHgiEB6arpjH8LyHXZJbhvFqsuVEJGgRU2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Getting Coffee and More Trippy Stuff]]></title><description><![CDATA[I pulled up to the speaker at Starbucks this morning. I am off work for four days so I had time to go get an overpriced, over sugared coffee. 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This wont be edited so forgive the many mistakes that it will be filled with]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@artisticscreech/unedited-tripping-post-for-real</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@artisticscreech/unedited-tripping-post-for-real</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[artisticscreech]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2021 05:35:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxtVnttk7BKQDWVRnh3rwiL2ZBsA8eyqANQcU6WVL9VFpMZ7TPhMMV69zmoqNWZfSGh9He6Aj6e6mHL3c6ZXhTurfU9Dp4ieaPUsvfdnD9jjhoPxSMs62sPwXun8EB6j2BTu7ezLVo3C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Dark Trip]]></title><description><![CDATA[In in my last post, I spent a lot of time crying about some chick that I never should have been that attached to in the first place. The warning signs were there from the start but I missed them. 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I normally blame my absence on work but this time]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@artisticscreech/my-raw-dirty-story-of-two-women-and-two-broken-hearts-plus-a-real-picture-of-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@artisticscreech/my-raw-dirty-story-of-two-women-and-two-broken-hearts-plus-a-real-picture-of-me</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[artisticscreech]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2021 18:59:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxtVnttk7BKQDWVRnh3rwiL2ZBsA8eTharaavHrYpAfPMsx5EFgntDcAByVKtr2g8NZfo4KdjxrfPwycC45FFbAz21akmD9NuXqXpRchi9VmP6TS8c3exLMqHyeqXiZgk8Wrbps4syCA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Tales from my Line: Angry Old Men and the False Promise of Camel toe]]></title><description><![CDATA[I suffered a sudden schedule change and it is back to working nights for me. It's evenings really but it feels like nights after two years of being an early riser, however; I am kind of happy about it]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@artisticscreech/more-tales-from-my-line-angry-old-men-and-the-false-promise-of-camel-toe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@artisticscreech/more-tales-from-my-line-angry-old-men-and-the-false-promise-of-camel-toe</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[artisticscreech]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2021 03:48:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxtVnttk7BKQDWVRnh3rwiL2ZBsA8f5MdQJ9cd6HVZ927R1HqYf6bJW9VsYjtkE3yQMHVd4RbV9ZxhYKjpz1XrW41Sn31TC9Z7yrPvwaEBpNEDoBNJHYVe6WnSLXpKg3aNFWoqEYgwxr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exhibitionists, House Fires, and Other Unpleasantries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday was an eventful day to say the least. I was working the front counter. 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The Christmas holiday is always a nightmare]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@artisticscreech/sermon-of-the-covid-cult</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@artisticscreech/sermon-of-the-covid-cult</guid><category><![CDATA[truth]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[artisticscreech]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2020 01:00:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxtVnttk7BKQDWVRnh3rwiL2ZBsA8f5mcV9pHr6Nzj7y4fFpYHUTmqw3zJNvDVnugZVk8QRBYjh8ayEYybWh7rq3tF46DtdaqMqMWPhPWyNgvXiM9KX2C8fgVAGCZGaUUEHDyusZSh3k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>