<?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>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 23:58:51 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@haikufictiondju/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Carea's Song (5 of 5)]]></title><description><![CDATA[(Here is the final part of the story. For those of you who want to read from the beginning, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 can be found at the corresponding link. Upvotes, comments, and resteems welcome.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@haikufictiondju/carea-s-song-5-of-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@haikufictiondju/carea-s-song-5-of-5</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[haikufictiondju]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2018 18:52:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy2ofdgrJNxeZC3WCHPBwR7MjUDzY4kBNr81RgrT7oUUcpJXCvjYE9VfUKmKPVA4P13a2dfEi3dHd7yLF2UdR9DW7jnu7toaNmbx51NzyigCLsgWRJcYp4EHwL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carea's Song (Part 4 of 5)]]></title><description><![CDATA[(For those of you who want to read from the beginning, here are Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. Enjoy, and please upvote, comment, and resteem!) Rufeo took a drink of water and sighed. "I cancelled the]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@haikufictiondju/carea-s-song-part-4-of-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@haikufictiondju/carea-s-song-part-4-of-5</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[haikufictiondju]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2018 18:51:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy2ofdgrJNxeZC3WCHPBwR7MjUDzY4kBNr81RgrT7oUUcpJXCvjYE9VfUKmKPVA4P13a2dfEi3dHd7yLF2UdR9DW7jnu7toaNmbx51NzyigCLsgWRJcYp4EHwL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carea's Song (3 of 5)]]></title><description><![CDATA[(Here are Part 1 and Part 2 of the story for those of you who need to get caught up. On to the good stuff...) I have not been a troubadour my entire life. 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She could taste salt on the breeze,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@haikufictiondju/carea-s-song-2-of-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@haikufictiondju/carea-s-song-2-of-5</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[haikufictiondju]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 00:46:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1YbtxHxsdbo2myvPBbkNbPm229ULVTF26Gga6h2R2eqk1Eyt5ew46RbaffsyLKctFKKxbNQEzzExt9gNeErvbjnp62?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carea's Song (1 of 5)]]></title><description><![CDATA[(After a long absence, I'm putting up another story here on Steemit. 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I will definitely finish]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@haikufictiondju/the-tale-of-the-white-tiger-part-3-of-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@haikufictiondju/the-tale-of-the-white-tiger-part-3-of-3</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[haikufictiondju]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 17:51:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCreRD3NoeQEKdBCzt5birFUbQDc2etrF9KDpqX8NoBWRqGycfPwTLUYgPeKKq3NGnnWMncxFEWgpnPda5SeS3MncJHSoLKfe9u5Mo7Ppv3KMf11xz8ENWA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Little Green Men (Saturday Creature Feature)]]></title><description><![CDATA[(Still trying to get the last installments of my Swords of St Valentine story ready; while you're waiting, here's a little blast from the past for this week's creature feature. A bite of scifi horror I]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@haikufictiondju/little-green-men-saturday-creature-feature</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@haikufictiondju/little-green-men-saturday-creature-feature</guid><category><![CDATA[horror]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[haikufictiondju]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2018 03:44:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9tyiCwMdSaiMY9BRKV9Qko3xATroNZ8sLCdeWYcaGqg3Rg7UbfGdpvK4yDtmHTQ195ZtQVpBdiS5iQjmwGdNQh4ythjoEgn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tragedy (Saturday Creature Feature)]]></title><description><![CDATA[With Soulsword and other projects I have going on, I only have a short taste of horror for you today. In fact, just a hundred words. For those of you who don't know, there's a special term for a piece]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@haikufictiondju/tragedy-saturday-creature-feature</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@haikufictiondju/tragedy-saturday-creature-feature</guid><category><![CDATA[drabble]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[haikufictiondju]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2018 19:41:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gaSFbNK8hY6mu8eWg9oQLS86Nsm8d41EvUhPZ6juQn1SCHsvTTdJ1hrHSZwVHyUVTW1qNfW3F53LeA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soulsword: Spring (Part 1)]]></title><description><![CDATA[(This is the belated first installment of my entry for the #SwordsofStValentine event. 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Comments, upvotes, and resteems always appreciated.) "And thus with traitor's blood was Captain Hu's ship rechristened the White Tiger. The ship slipped]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@haikufictiondju/the-tale-of-the-white-tiger-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@haikufictiondju/the-tale-of-the-white-tiger-part-2</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[haikufictiondju]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 04:19:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCreRD3NoeQEKdBCzt5birFUbQDc2etrF9KDpqX8NoBWRqGycfPwTLUYgPeKKq3NGnnWMncxFEWgpnPda5SeS3MncJHSoLKfe9u5Mo7Ppv3KMf11xz8ENWA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expecting (Saturday Creature Feature)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I originally wrote this story back in 2013 for a contest sponsored by the delightfully insane guys over at Human Echoes. 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