<?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>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 02:32:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@zyzymena/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Finding my voice.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The English teacher was running late and while my classmates gallivanted, I chose to finish up the story I'd been writing for weeks. I love to create intriguing worlds from my head. 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Outside the exit were a sea of people;]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@zyzymena/the-last-return</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@zyzymena/the-last-return</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170798]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zyzymena]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2024 21:54:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4bXjZMdaq1ubhwLVcBjfVZ3M7FT4ZAbkH6oLHLcj5TDQTSHKbnMRTJEz8KXWJZFw6SSJMezVzChBTSt48AtMKyF7E4BzfWgbMMwVC5VHHKx36eMizs?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The power in silence. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometime last month, my office conducted a personnel audit that required everyone's presence at the state headquarters regardless of your location. 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