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Summer Plans
I take a deep breath. I’m finally done with this place. Nothing else could make me happier. After four rough years of study and three...
J. Joseph
May 15, 20208 min read
Queen Takes Knight
War isn’t all it’s chalked up to be. In all fairness, people always talk about how bad it is, how much it ruins everything involved, from...
J. Joseph
May 8, 20208 min read
Blockade Running
Seth took a drink. It wasn’t like it made his work worse. He could be half conscious, and he’d still be the best damned mechanic across...
J. Joseph
May 1, 20208 min read
Application for Entrance
Life’s kinda fucked, ain’t it? I don’t mean it in a bad way, nah, just, like, an observation. Life, it isn’t what I pictured growing up....
J. Joseph
Apr 24, 20208 min read
Preparing for Finals
The open kitchen is irritatingly small and farther away from campus than I'd like, but it’s not like I can be picky about it. I mean, I’m...
J. Joseph
Apr 17, 20208 min read
R ‘n’ T Break
There’s an alert in my folder worth checking out. Fifteen-year-old male, five foot four, one-hundred-ninety-seven-point-three pounds....
J. Joseph
Apr 10, 20208 min read
Mine.
Above us, the fires roiled, burning without end. Thus is what it seems. A message from the Service. Secession means death. Well, screw...
J. Joseph
Apr 3, 20209 min read
The Thief: A Thief's Report
Hey, don’t worry, I’m here. Sorry it took me so long to get back here, boss. Traffic. Job then debrief or debrief then job. It’s up to...
J. Joseph
Mar 27, 20208 min read
The Top of Their Class
I give the strange muttering woman an askance glance as I pass her. I never quite understood why the prodigy of the Magisterium is so...
J. Joseph
Mar 20, 20208 min read
Standing Alone
The simple fact of the matter is, I’m alone. All of these people around me now, hovering, helping, talking doesn’t do anything to change...
J. Joseph
Mar 13, 20208 min read
The Thief: Grandmother Jennifer's Perspective
Hey honey. I hope you had a fun day. Me and Olive got along great, we just finished the most fun little tea party. Who do you want to...
J. Joseph
Feb 28, 20208 min read
Dealing with the Second Semester
Today is going to be a busy day. A lot to do, to think about. I look over at Ter, standing beside me. For the record, I’m terrified of...
J. Joseph
Feb 21, 20208 min read
The Fist of Justice
The night is dark and the superstitious prowl the streets. Crime is on the rise. Or, it would be. I perch on my apartment building’s...
J. Joseph
Feb 14, 20209 min read
A Sleeping Lion and the Bleeding Crow
“WOOHOO!” the clearly intoxicated man yelled as he let the lift pull him upwards towards his room. Leo shook his head. Sometimes, living...
J. Joseph
Feb 7, 20208 min read
The Thief: Laborer Aleksandr's Perspective
No. Just, no, alright Alex. I gave him my word, man. Don’t make me go back on it, alright. Anything else. I bet Liv didn’t tell you she...
J. Joseph
Jan 31, 20208 min read
Misdirecting the Truth
Everyone always asks me the same couple of questions: Why are you here, and what do you want? If you get to the root of the matter, they...
J. Joseph
Jan 24, 20208 min read
Preparing for the Second Semester
“Oh great and powerful one,” one of Rebekah’s so-called friends jokes to her, “Did you forget where the bathroom was?” I shake my head....
J. Joseph
Jan 17, 20208 min read
Man Amungst Gods
Disappointing. Everything has just been so disappointing of late. Alden is afraid of the girl, I realize that now. I should have known...
J. Joseph
Jan 10, 20208 min read
Flight
Jim hated travel, especially traveling like this. It stressed him out, being stuck in a tight, confined space with about a thousand...
J. Joseph
Jan 3, 20209 min read
The Thief: Bartender Linda's Perspective
What’s up, Lex? Why do you want to talk about Rick? After all this time, that’s what you want to talk about? Fine. I can tell you what I...
J. Joseph
Dec 27, 20198 min read
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