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What Lies Behind the Prickly Itch
I shouldn’t be here. Something is wrong. I can’t sleep. It’s three in the morning. There is this itch, just at the base of my neck, that won’t go away. Not in my apartment. Not on the campus. Always watching. Someone is always watching. Can’t sleep. I’ve tried talking to people. But my advisor doesn’t particularly like me, I don’t think. He sees me as irritating. As a bit dimwitted. Because I’m not an asshole about other people’s time. Speaking of, Heather also knows somethi
J. Joseph
Nov 218 min read
Greg and Elodie Compare a Year of Notes on the Situation
Waking up is always a slow process. Waking up after a long evening, that’s frequently even more sluggish. On days like today, where I don’t have to deal with the Basilica, normally I don’t really bother pushing myself, but I’ve got a meeting. And a meeting with someone who would realize such subtle details as me wearing the same clothes as yesterday. So, still half asleep, I force myself up and out of the semi-familiar apartment and back across the courtyard to my own. I do m
J. Joseph
Oct 178 min read
An MT215 Study Session
“Shit, I just noticed the time,” Magister Musaev says, as he hastily rushes back to his desk. “Next week, we will be moving into the...
J. Joseph
Sep 198 min read
Sierra Officially Entering into Maestrohood
It’s warmer than I expected it to be up here, I muse to myself as I finish the drive north and pull into the gravel parking lot. The...
J. Joseph
Aug 158 min read
Qasim Ahmad's Introduction to Magisterial Politics
Slowly, I walk into the large, central hall of the convention center. On my phone, I have the list I got of the different people who I am...
J. Joseph
Jul 188 min read
Quinton and His Study Group on a Road Trip
I sigh. Maybe accepting Jules’s offer of a road trip wasn’t the smartest idea. Benjamin Lee, Juliet Norris, Paula Prieto, and I all...
J. Joseph
Jun 208 min read
Waking Up for Evaluations
The alarm blares. It’s my second one. That means it’s really time to get up. I roll out of bed and hit the floor. My shoulder hurts a...
J. Joseph
May 168 min read
Greg and Kassidy Planning a Group Project
The lights are brighter here than my usual place, but I don’t really trust Kass. Not like that. Still, this place is good enough to meet...
J. Joseph
Apr 188 min read
Micah's Midterm Malaise
I settle into my office in the Villa’s administration building. Wednesday afternoon, which means after picking up my lunch from the...
J. Joseph
Mar 218 min read
Therese's Meetings After Office Hours
As the clock on my office wall ticks over to five in the afternoon, I stand up out of my chair. Office hours for today are officially...
J. Joseph
Feb 218 min read
Bloodied on the Beach
Pain. Blood across the sand. The warmth of the beach and soft sand slamming hard into my body. But that’s getting ahead of myself. It all...
J. Joseph
Jan 318 min read
Sierra's Final Start of Spring Semester Meetings as a Magister
Morning comes. My alarm goes off earlier than it normally does. Eyes, half closed, I slam down on the snooze as I look at the time. Way...
J. Joseph
Jan 178 min read
Isaac Drinking Before the Holiday Season
I finish cleaning up the dining slash living area of my apartment. Keeping it clean, that will be a bit of work, but I only need to do...
J. Joseph
Dec 20, 20248 min read
Alina Working to Find Her Thesis Topic
Sitting in my office, I open up my oldest book to the Enhancement’s section. I could relax, sure. Jase had mentioned some kind of early...
J. Joseph
Nov 15, 20248 min read
Gregory Attends a Party with his Fellow Classmates
As we silently sit around finishing our Strategies of Conflict midterm exam. I place my pen down, flip over my test, and crack my neck....
J. Joseph
Oct 18, 20249 min read
Magister Sobol Teaching Mystical Theory 101
While I wait for class to start and the students to file in, I set up the slides. Mystical Theory 101. I got the assignment for that as...
J. Joseph
Sep 20, 20248 min read
Introducing Herself to the New Freshmen Advisees
“But the meeting, it went well?” Will asks me. As I walk, cutting a path through the winds and feeling the eyes of the I look out at the...
J. Joseph
Aug 16, 20249 min read
Ike's Introduction to the Principle Mysticists Convention
I could be doing something productive. Or useful. But instead I’m here. I mean, Ali asked, and she’s right. People tend to like me more....
J. Joseph
Jul 19, 20248 min read
The Drives to and from the Airport
“Are you getting a move on or what?” I ask Ali as she’s slowly making her way through the apartment. “I’m moving, I’m moving. Why you’re...
J. Joseph
Jun 21, 20248 min read
A Hunt, Planned and Executed
It’s oddly chilly today, especially for the beginning of summer. That should be good for the hunt, though it doesn’t matter much for...
J. Joseph
May 31, 20248 min read
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