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Violent Shudders and a Long Fall
Sometimes it feels like time is the enemy. Alister definitely feels that now, staring blankly at the words before him. He hasn’t slept...
J. Joseph
Feb 78 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
Consistency
Quinn’s alarm goes off. His eyes open as it does. Consistency breeds more consistency in a self-contained cycle. Getting out of bed, he...
J. Joseph
Jan 248 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
Denlo Prepares to Visit Hetha
Denlo watches from the shore as they load the coffin onto the ship. And he watches as a cloudy, dark mirror of himself begins to row...
J. Joseph
Jan 108 min read
Recovering the Morning After
The snow falls, heavy and wet, onto the cold hard pavement outside my apartment window. It’s a friendly reminder of the time of year. Or...
J. Joseph
Jan 38 min read
Pangs
Waiting for the Marauders to arrive at the ambush spot can take such a long time. Alicia sits up from her bed. Her rest is rarely...
J. Joseph
Dec 27, 20248 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
The Careful Looting of an Ancient Pirate's Tomb
As Renalt finishes the Kur-si’ika, Felazo smiles and steps forwards. The massive iron doors set into an engraved frame is revealed as the...
J. Joseph
Dec 13, 20248 min read
The Martyrly Art of Awakening from Dirt Naps
I can feel the bullet ripping through my chest. Dang it. Got to stay conscious. At least until I’m safe from discovery. Clearly, I’m not...
J. Joseph
Dec 6, 20248 min read
The Soft Grey, Blank Walls
It’s blank. The wall is blank. There is a knocking once more. The wall is featureless. Painted a soft grey. The knocking happens again....
J. Joseph
Nov 29, 20248 min read
The Freeport Defense Council Seeking Out a Conspiracy
Captain Selina Hellers looks at the other captains in the video call. Their newest member, a Captain Destro, speaks up. “There has been...
J. Joseph
Nov 22, 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
Hunting the Undead and Uncovering the Tomb
Alessari is sticking a few paces ahead of the others, to keep an eye out for anything dangerous. She makes note of a few tripwires and...
J. Joseph
Nov 8, 20248 min read
A Mistaken Meeting on the Way Back Home
I look at the strange vial. It almost seems to twitch. I would say that isn’t really my area of expertise, but that isn’t strictly the...
J. Joseph
Nov 1, 20248 min read
Pillow-Talk About Some Extrajudicial Killing
This place may be very securely bunkered up, but breaking into places like that is easy if one knows what they’re doing. That’s like the...
J. Joseph
Oct 25, 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
Sister Hilan's First Encounter with Hostile Undead
After finishing their meal, once again Sister Hilan aids in rowing their boat to shore. Denlo takes the boat to hide it among the rocks,...
J. Joseph
Oct 11, 20248 min read
A Complicated Discussion over Drinks with Coworkers
Phil and Mary take me out for drinks. An initiation ritual, according to Mary, for my first day in the office. It’s like they forget that...
J. Joseph
Oct 4, 20248 min read
Returning after the Portus Valentium Attack
Leaning on her new cane for support, Project Manager Eliza Clark limps her way into her boss’s office. The office of the Head of External...
J. Joseph
Sep 27, 20248 min read
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