<?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>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:09:46 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@fiction-to-power/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[CNS Exclusive - Scorsese Launches Apology Tour For The Irishman, But Not For Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[William Southold | Opinion Columnist |The Southold Report “Speaking fiction to power one story at a time.” Martin Scorsese got skunked at the Oscars, and now having second thoughts on the portrayal of]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@fiction-to-power/cns-exclusive-scorsese-launches-apology-tour-for-the-irishman-but-not-for-trump</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@fiction-to-power/cns-exclusive-scorsese-launches-apology-tour-for-the-irishman-but-not-for-trump</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fiction-to-power]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2020 22:04:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNtze9xHvT6xWCdz7q3QGD35ZKdaPpVrFksWkC2nooHM2b5FUf7RfwN1k1Gekj6knnjFPDz14shdcVQgf3r2YAjfWxFNP1eHgZkNnAUz4ZpnHvmDDqR4GHjJB8zhtu6hApPgb7W546YtkxSzB4h7jGmJe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[From The CNS Crystal Ball:]]></title><description><![CDATA[William Southold | Opinion Columnist |The Southold Report “Speaking fiction to power one story at a time.” In an ironic reversal of “it’s the economy stupid”, Republicans will conclude they no longer need]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@fiction-to-power/from-the-cns-crystal-ball</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@fiction-to-power/from-the-cns-crystal-ball</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fiction-to-power]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jan 2020 13:28:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptHK3w4xbU3SMDsfFVWre2qvkWUixoMRzeeaUtLnr6zSbMLx6qEBmmgE4cg8yQGzHTrBr35mJThVMSDZ9sWNFm7er7uxw5sgLow8tg4zE5NMUwynfAYWXMQZfKweKxhQaxqCGufD3rdTBpoEeYDZhT7bUx6AcvYhc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Post-Thanksgiving Mystery]]></title><description><![CDATA[William Southold | Opinion Columnist |The Southold Report “Speaking fiction to power one story at a time.” I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving, as we did, with family and/or friends gathered together]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@fiction-to-power/a-post-thanksgiving-mystery</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@fiction-to-power/a-post-thanksgiving-mystery</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fiction-to-power]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 30 Nov 2019 14:26:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFVtpM8rCsJzDgecVMtkz4jpzBsszXjhqan9k6enDcF7Z9vjvtNzfcWZAHka6bLCF45vV4hkjqz7nHXaeGKPMj1WT9gkDnmLPjANvL8M2iAPiFgAHVTWyMF9PiMkFZzkHt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Dog, A Poet Now?]]></title><description><![CDATA[William Southold | Opinion Columnist |The Southold Report “Speaking fiction to power one story at a time.” My wife and I were watching a documentary on the music of Leonard Cohen, the Canadian]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@fiction-to-power/my-dog-a-poet-now</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@fiction-to-power/my-dog-a-poet-now</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fiction-to-power]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Nov 2019 15:20:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g7111bbdcuxu3bfUg5qaCq8seb5paCtrrT7zPfEMJHdoUVeqKBSU34jAv8i6JnqAGvq9K4TnPb92Z3YDDWzqny9Aiv14T5Rs1imbyTcMkd3hVovTsZ7Lj8t28rpMxTPLxwSa1oiYHQDveuHqAhSv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Democratic Debate, From My Dog’s Perspective]]></title><description><![CDATA[William Southold | Opinion Columnist |The Southold Report “Speaking fiction to power one story at a time.” I am filing this post a day late, and I hope not a dollar short. 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I was totally]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@fiction-to-power/my-dog-offers-more-advice-and-this-time-i-may-well-take-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@fiction-to-power/my-dog-offers-more-advice-and-this-time-i-may-well-take-it</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fiction-to-power]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2019 15:54:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNtze9xHvT6xWCdz7q3QGD35ZKdaPpVrFksWkBjJvR5xgy4S8S7hU2UrMSTGa6XRpyUeTnmLceLfeAu76DjyYSzAUN5G8Q3SyzqaVGQ6s9kWQB7qkHeXieBdPS5PbKkBQw6LcwD46eTxLtiZ86tZYjSva?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Wife Came Home - And You Won’t Believe What Her Dog Is Saying Now]]></title><description><![CDATA[William Southold | Opinion Columnist |The Southold Report “Speaking fiction to power one story at a time.” I picked up my wife from the airport last night, she’s mainly resting today after a long 2 ½ weeks]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@fiction-to-power/my-wife-came-home-and-you-won-t-believe-what-her-dog-is-saying-now</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@fiction-to-power/my-wife-came-home-and-you-won-t-believe-what-her-dog-is-saying-now</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fiction-to-power]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2019 14:53:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/AmRc67RgYaWTCbCd1L4AQP82AFWYYzZC15DpSZWeSYgzVNez9RnCsAZiWSaZ3SQUDJppqxf8MysKBFrT4Gi5kQQTXXmB8diguCtZ5a8gEFBdiYY9wvvZ97M3URnMLotdjDVNbfX5ZEdcourBFB8VzTxwaF6M8CZc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Power Of Comedy And Satire]]></title><description><![CDATA[William Southold | Opinion Columnist |The Southold Report “Speaking fiction to power one story at a time.” I pose this question: If a comedian (Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky) brings down a powerful,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@fiction-to-power/the-power-of-comedy-and-satire</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@fiction-to-power/the-power-of-comedy-and-satire</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fiction-to-power]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2019 12:52:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3ejZQFLqXedKXKhURftPy84eomd8RrXz7cdRVqibg7x2e179yjD4ic4hxwaxWeYjz3iF5AQ1AAQ92CY6E1xA4dfaiNmzggyqoK1GYVpYUCpBH1HXwsbsw1xY968YYB9WMtxynHnYFS7S3qAdVhxeae6eVe3sFsNU4qnm4wpwCqJ5wt5wiVF152WzwPwtJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s Twitter Habit Is Worse Than You Think]]></title><description><![CDATA[William Southold | Opinion Columnist |The Southold Report “Speaking fiction to power one story at a time.” I hesitate to report this, just because it’s so sleazy (perhaps to be expected) but I am told]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@fiction-to-power/trump-s-twitter-habit-is-worse-than-you-think</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@fiction-to-power/trump-s-twitter-habit-is-worse-than-you-think</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fiction-to-power]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2019 13:56:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3DLAmCsuTe3bV13dhrdWmiiTzq9WMPZDTkYuSGyZVu3GHrVVjdXnkCbbGW63UaNhLoPbHNeQnqVa14cFUytEPsSVY8pUJ2Y2kzbBi3hG8Kz1iLnW46gKirRLbMpbdr8LQUoKjJT5iBdKxLvSDFBA5879CFofnfg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of Sally Ports And Sallies]]></title><description><![CDATA[William Southold | Opinion Columnist |The Southold Report “Speaking fiction to power one story at a time.” I guess I am fixated with the “sally” word today. I believe I have found the sally port for departing]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@fiction-to-power/of-sally-ports-and-sallies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@fiction-to-power/of-sally-ports-and-sallies</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fiction-to-power]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 Oct 2019 14:38:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/BgxWBRxjvNhnbM9DiyHtCptYaDNF3xx85r8if8spuMjfmaUGR4mdpECND9zmoGqD97pDC2rK3RNyXVQYCjTqmdtWTRaoqgYAsKcz4mKnyWgKo4e3C11TMFGS3iCMy42anQJyCj2Ypdf9SNJ57jXvNezKUHSYfmXnMyT8MMMw2XuiZdQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Took My Dog To Therapy - She Found Her Voice]]></title><description><![CDATA[William Southold | Opinion Columnist |The Southold Report “Speaking fiction to power one story at a time.” OK. I admit it. It was my idea to take our dog to therapy. It didn’t go well, as I had previously]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@fiction-to-power/i-took-my-dog-to-therapy-she-found-her-voice</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@fiction-to-power/i-took-my-dog-to-therapy-she-found-her-voice</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fiction-to-power]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 19 Oct 2019 14:33:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/39DuzQEPoYrLoqikLr23RCcCxexzcyvC4yXHzYTXvj3ujoVreudmFiQLLmiK5zCUhjid3UKgGwmcrAnjGFBuCTdBH1WpPwrUTrEF1HC9LWUN7jH3MKacKAT7Nm5PSMAdpqg2Y3eZdSBvMdWb6vK1pLWVEYSyZcUy2iaFQAsyKriCguEgoz3CZqCWW4krAa7FfaEMEt6t9wHg3dgWsYCVeai?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Grasping At Straws - And You Won’t Believe The One He’s Holding Now]]></title><description><![CDATA[William Southold | Opinion Columnist |The Southold Report “Speaking fiction to power one story at a time.” Good morning. Here’s another look at my shorts - “Yes, he’s considering it, just so he can invite]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@fiction-to-power/trump-grasping-at-straws-and-you-won-t-believe-the-one-he-s-holding-now</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@fiction-to-power/trump-grasping-at-straws-and-you-won-t-believe-the-one-he-s-holding-now</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fiction-to-power]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2019 12:59:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQfQgENfxADE6EVYabczqmSF5KeWefV5WL9W7fZuSQh5FPibiUuQu5w3bdSiaCstA5mSsyydDRjT7mjciG65bDyennH1dUw4AuZstf2oskzqAhKccrzBFLa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Dog And Me, We Just Weren’t Getting Along - I Took Her To Therapy - The Full Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[William Southold | Opinion Columnist | The Southold Report “Speaking fiction to power one story at a time. I posted a partial transcript the other day of this incident, and now I am “coming clean” (much]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@fiction-to-power/our-dog-and-me-we-just-weren-t-getting-along-i-took-her-to-therapy-the-full-story</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@fiction-to-power/our-dog-and-me-we-just-weren-t-getting-along-i-took-her-to-therapy-the-full-story</guid><category><![CDATA[animals]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fiction-to-power]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2019 16:33:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Dog And I Weren’t Getting Along - I Took Her To Therapy]]></title><description><![CDATA[William Southold | Opinion Columnist |The Southold Report “Speaking fiction to power one story at a time.” My wife was away visiting grandkids, and I was left alone with “her” dog, Middie. It wasn’t going]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@fiction-to-power/our-dog-and-i-weren-t-getting-along-i-took-her-to-therapy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@fiction-to-power/our-dog-and-i-weren-t-getting-along-i-took-her-to-therapy</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fiction-to-power]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 Oct 2019 14:47:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2CwnDyeL7SRXDBVj6NtmCD5H6MtSGL67PPVU3VFHdaaQW142RW139QaWpcWZJsVYLbcV8fbMBqwmHxRigqYeoe67PrxS4A7DQopsftLejrezMcoiQUNzAwuhHsW39qaqfadkHATnrtH2MuFvmrGRTBP6JRVy41Y9weCDfD8VXP7PxUmgqcs9x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Calls In His Flock]]></title><description><![CDATA[William Southold | Opinion Columnist |The Southold Report “Speaking fiction to power one story at a time.” Perhaps this is President Trump’s most trying time so far. He is facing a charged-up Democratic]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@fiction-to-power/trump-calls-in-his-flock</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@fiction-to-power/trump-calls-in-his-flock</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fiction-to-power]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2019 14:34:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gG2NWUBL8wUVbdrSwVWpp6CGkP99ZhsyZYczzsDapDBzTyZwjACcDePcLupuCwrqmhqRNfsZQiGDLjvcccXGv8qtJD4Z9SrPFABgf9eM9XhzPprdR6tiZTAUhHpp9Dhpcq6qffu7V9eMDwYm3Dzze6gk6j7eKb4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coming To A Twitter Feed Near You]]></title><description><![CDATA[William Southold | Opinion Columnist |The Southold Report “Speaking fiction to power one story at a time.” He’s gone full goose right-wing conspiracy loony on us, folks. Not long before this Fake Tweet]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@fiction-to-power/6i7nlr-coming-to-a-twitter-feed-near-you</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@fiction-to-power/6i7nlr-coming-to-a-twitter-feed-near-you</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fiction-to-power]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2019 13:49:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQfQgENfxADE6EVYabczqmSF5KeWefV5WL9W95JfJn8JmKhUxmBsJmtrAmV83NKWbCW5uWn1Dys8ZvsY5fRomQDCWW6vcSJaDKqM4PeBsdmPqcBzLQySD42?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coming To A Twitter Feed Near You]]></title><description><![CDATA[William Southold | Opinion Columnist |The Southold Report “Speaking fiction to power one story at a time.” He’s gone full goose right-wing conspiracy loony on us, folks. 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