<?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, 15 Aug 2026 02:17:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/created/childhoodstories/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[From the Fog to the Frost.]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the Fog to the Frost. I was born in the mid-1950s in Monte Carmelo, a small village nestled in the emerald folds of Cordero, Táchira. In those days, life in the Venezuelan Andes moved at the pace]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@amigoponc/from-the-fog-to-the</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@amigoponc/from-the-fog-to-the</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amigoponc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:07:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PiAie5AC5ErJbFRLwFuc6WLAsjJ2LJcsAzs4GcjawX1xzXVkmSw4jj6SPQZ3KNS1femKhDrGrn6HK6qLL3ZPqyxMxhX7A1ziFvv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Breath of Chlorophyll.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Although we miss the regular updates and weekly round-up of our beloved Silver Bloggers’ initiatives, the spirit of this community continues to thrive in each of our stories. They have given us the freedom]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@amigoponc/the-breath-of-chlorophyll</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@amigoponc/the-breath-of-chlorophyll</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amigoponc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 01:49:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBGAtiqVYYPA8EgNnjbAiJSULf8qXwQ3skLMkiJ77RNgtESxH6dAruSPgwf5q9mWKaArA4jcsXbw3WFmQb7cWfu78Re2A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[An object from my childhood that still works.]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been four weeks since our beloved Silver Bloggers community published Initiative #48… While I eagerly await #49, I didn't want to remain idle, so I decided to review some of the proposals I couldn't]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@amigoponc/an-object-from-my-childhood-that-still-works</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@amigoponc/an-object-from-my-childhood-that-still-works</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amigoponc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:12:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4C4WsMREz8NLf7td5eV7fhGccbWLa6bBJ6edUoZTBT6w3x8yNsUkiLbfk1tJ8juMWyGnGhzw3RB7Xk7D4Yaksx5tBTTSopiKmC4zwXVAzZNtbnprg6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Between algorithms, Calder’s clouds and unreachable stars.]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s been two weeks since our beloved Silver Bloggers community published the latest #48 initiative… Whilst I eagerly await number 49, I didn’t want to sit idly by, so I’ve decided to look back and revisit]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@amigoponc/between-algorithms-calder-s-clouds</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@amigoponc/between-algorithms-calder-s-clouds</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amigoponc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:06:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/4PYjjVwJ1UdtK8eF6rs5argWKHu1x4LBcCmW96ExFZNBC65tWLfrhfZPYYnTWFTxHMuH7qSVcLX7wCKUQ7qkhCVnvQTarRUJ8YTkaQxypVc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Before they put up the railings.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today is Thursday, and silence has taken the place of routine. The Silver Bloggers community’s Monday initiative hasn’t materialised, and week 49 seems to have vanished from the calendar. Before I carry]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@amigoponc/before-they-put-up-the</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@amigoponc/before-they-put-up-the</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amigoponc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:12:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/4PYjjVwJ1UdtK8eF6rs5argWKHu1x4LBcBPYtJcwNgJHypVH9yCPKyNcHQmSWjViGtrZxj2NcV5MwpTBLD2EEyWzWk12nosV6jKiTrU77Fc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pages, shadows and the art of letting go.]]></title><description><![CDATA[They say the eyes are the window to the soul, but in my case, my eyes decided to tell a different story from a very early age. My vision, limited by biology but expanded by imagination, forced me to build]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@amigoponc/pages-shadows-and-the-art</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@amigoponc/pages-shadows-and-the-art</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amigoponc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 00:06:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBGAtiqVYYPA8EgNnjbAiJSTG4gS15jgKJbAHvYLgBKUznEaYoAfruX5tRXxsbEAWXq2XUoURQELNCsE6WYJcJRj8BmZx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[From the romance of the phone booth to the silence of a chat room.]]></title><description><![CDATA[To be born in Venezuela in the 1950s was to witness a country transforming at the pace of oil and modernity. 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Thirteen years may not sound]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@amigoponc/fdd1cdd7fc8ae</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@amigoponc/fdd1cdd7fc8ae</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amigoponc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 00:11:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmYU7rvFvsRS92zk3h2AqLRnnvBAYB1GS1Pym2YApzw2Di/1.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to escape from my refuge!]]></title><description><![CDATA[How to escape from my refuge! Escape?... The question strikes me like a bolt from the blue. 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When morning comes and we are all gathered]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@talk2liams/learning-to-ride-my-first-bike</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@talk2liams/learning-to-ride-my-first-bike</guid><category><![CDATA[steemitdotcom]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[talk2liams]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2017 17:36:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRqCmQLhs7ZoybsrgTuvSTU2pMGE9583EJfYwhK2sMj63sKGZRWvuSRpBAEcAfuN6idA8an4Pi7tMRtTKK9vbrEUuRBKLhk3AgSzFV1qxhL5B1NFFyRveKiSSSpMTKrNgw1jzmppp2n8cgpfqTaok3EeTj62CKG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Cultivating Garden #8: Cicadas Are Everywhere!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maybe this title betrays a bit of an exaggeration. They aren’t literally everywhere (yet) but they are popping up around us in Indiana and due to their large size, they cannot really be ignored. 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