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Therese and Her Advisees
The library is not the usual place for these advisor meetings. But I found it comforting. A reminder of the past. And the classrooms my...
J. Joseph
May 17, 20248 min read
An Important Conversation in a Smoky Room
I thought it wouldn’t be important. But after last week, I decided otherwise. Fortunately, by now I’ve already found a place. A nice,...
J. Joseph
Apr 19, 20248 min read
Jase's Conversations with Friends
Waking up, my eyes, half asleep and slightly glazed over, slide around the room. It’s my room, in my apartment. My room is bigger than...
J. Joseph
Mar 15, 20248 min read
Watching a Friday Afternoon Pass By
I smile. Teaching. Not exactly what I excel at. But that’s not to say I don’t enjoy it from time to time. Just the whole everyday thing...
J. Joseph
Feb 16, 20248 min read
Magister Paredes Checks in with Her Advisees
In an odd change in our normal schedules, I wake up in the morning to leave before Jase. Nat and I have a bunch of advisee meetings today...
J. Joseph
Jan 19, 20248 min read
Watching Patiently
Fire. Fire has defined much of my life. The first thing I really remember is fire. Don’t know exactly how old I am at the time, but it is...
J. Joseph
Dec 29, 20238 min read
A Balance between Deflections and Honesty
As the test period finishes for the day, I head back through town to my apartment. On the one hand, I have some grading I should do...
J. Joseph
Dec 15, 20238 min read
A Day for Observing
As I walk through the city streets in the hours just before dawn, away from the safe, constantly watched blocks containing the Villa out...
J. Joseph
Nov 17, 20238 min read
Ali's Early Morning Office Hours
The drive from our apartment to our campus library shouldn’t take nearly as long as it regularly does. Traffic is truly a terrible...
J. Joseph
Oct 20, 20239 min read
Maneuvering in Preparation for the Next Game
Richard sits calmly across from Alexios. “Thou canst always give in,” the younger of the two offers his old friend. Well, friend is a...
J. Joseph
Sep 29, 20238 min read
In the Halls of the Basilica
As I enter the massive halls of the Basilica Magistrorum, I can’t help but pull back my hoodie’s hood and marvel. Like I always do,...
J. Joseph
Sep 15, 20238 min read
Ike Settling into His Swiss Apartment
With the school year, and the arrival of the Prospectives, fast approaching, my sort of boss, Maestro Amadeus Glas, helped find me a...
J. Joseph
Aug 18, 20238 min read
Interlude: Nick Hollistan
I’m not sure whether it’s some kind of sciencey nonsense or just all in my head or both, but these last couple weeks have felt...
J. Joseph
Jul 21, 20238 min read
Intrusive Thoughts and Lost Time
I roll over in the stiff bed as the alarm trills. I’m momentarily confused by the noise. It’s not my alarm. Then I remember, I’m in a...
J. Joseph
Jun 30, 20238 min read
Interlude: Micah and Hilarie
It’s though she’s forgotten our true purpose. By her own admission, we have aligned goals with her old friend for approximately a decade....
J. Joseph
Jun 16, 20238 min read
Our Graduation to Magister
The graduation gown feels oddly heavy. Heavier than it felt when I was trying it on. Weight of expectations is a real thing, I suppose....
J. Joseph
May 19, 20238 min read
A Return to the Beginning
Finals fast approaching, I felt it only fair to bring things back to the beginning. Especially after yesterday. I don’t know, but I think...
J. Joseph
Apr 21, 20238 min read
A Pass Day for Coffee and Donut Duty
This morning is dark. Darker than I’d prefer. But, then again, what do I expect? Daylight Saving Time always starts far too early for...
J. Joseph
Mar 31, 20238 min read
A Productive Study Session
The study rooms on the first floor of Pembarton hall are so much smaller than they really should be. Or at least, than they feel that...
J. Joseph
Mar 17, 20238 min read
The Busying Matters of Plans and Respect
I begin to stir in the morning, a busy day ahead of me. I do not want to be awake. Every part of me, mind, body, and soul, all yearn for...
J. Joseph
Feb 17, 20238 min read
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