<?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, 18 Sep 2026 19:58:58 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/created/thereturnarc/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[ A Recluse’s Quest to Return to Life 12/24/2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chapter 4 : A Recluse Learns to Be Seen Hey 👋 When you purposely hide yourself for too long, being seen can be uncomfortable. There was that fear of being too awkward for the world, not being accepted]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@macchiata/a-recluses-quest-to-return-to-life-12242025</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@macchiata/a-recluses-quest-to-return-to-life-12242025</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-113523]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[macchiata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 10:36:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4PG7qiS2SfyUvr6dYdfwDZBodtZ7bpdngiC5Kg6U29UGDwFhw1YywRqLMQXzWvHBDbyAAN8MPjujfovKTXvFWjtsUazVLwG2c5Virmwg8ULX5yCqTC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ A Recluse’s Quest to Return to Life 10/31/2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey 👋 Chapter 3: When the Walls Began to Crack Welcome to the 3rd chapter of A Recluse’s Quest to Return to Life. “ You have so much free will” - a friend said to me. While some might call that a privilege,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@macchiata/a-recluses-quest-to-return-to-life-10312025</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@macchiata/a-recluses-quest-to-return-to-life-10312025</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-113523]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[macchiata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 10:57:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4PG7qiS2SfyUvr6dYdfwDZBodtZ7bpdngiC5Kg6U29UGDwFhw1YywRqLMQXzWvHBDbyAAN8MPjujfovKTXvFWjtsUazVLwG1swAuuJKcXkLsA79eE2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Recluse’s Quest to Return to Life 10/25/2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[On my way home inside the dining car from my first weekly meeting with the other remote workers, I sat across from a man in his 50’s. He ordered dinner and tea then earnestly prayed. He smiled at me and]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@macchiata/a-recluses-quest-to-return-to-life-10252025</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@macchiata/a-recluses-quest-to-return-to-life-10252025</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-113523]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[macchiata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2025 10:38:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4PG7qiS2SfyUvr6dYdfwDZBodtZ7bpdngiC5Kg6U29UGDwFhw1YywRqLMQXzWvHCE8H7ptv6qeAC9jHAyRYnjPGe4HCx8u9zorgRLyD5VNH2aNSQqt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ A Recluse’s Quest to Return to Life 10/1/2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chapter 1 : The solitude years, identity, & becoming normal again. Am I a recluse? Sometimes I think about whether I fit into the label of being a recluse or simply an introvert. When I actually did]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@macchiata/a-recluses-quest-to-return-to-life-1012025</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@macchiata/a-recluses-quest-to-return-to-life-1012025</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-113523]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[macchiata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4PG7qiS2SfyUvr6dYdfwDX64oEwZeZJttrx4boauKoikm75AvztXoJ9Xr7DuhQCi79HK6CXCJGYtz1SR8Pk78tZHHRq24UAAK9sHQzmPWehTURrir2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>