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Hunger: A Halloween Story
A middle aged man named Alexander Mitchell, standing just inside the door out of his office building, checks his coat and scarves one...
J. Joseph
Oct 27, 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
Looting a Pirate Ship
“I do hope there be no one who was awaiting us below deck. For if there were, they would be well ready for our entrance after your...
J. Joseph
Oct 13, 20238 min read
Ensuring the Future of Skymarket
It’s been months. No new movement. Perhaps the Empty One had been honest. The man whom Tomas had directed her towards never returned. The...
J. Joseph
Oct 6, 20238 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
Living a Life Unnoticed
I wake up alone, in a house that is not my own. As always. It’s a big house, of course, so I doubt anyone will mind. Walking down the...
J. Joseph
Sep 22, 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
The Ekzokia Attacked by Pirates
Felazo starts to make sure they were all ready for a fight or a peaceable passing upon their intersection with the fleet va Cotropla....
J. Joseph
Sep 8, 20238 min read
Monday Cistern Maintenance on Horizon
Putting in my waterproof earbuds, I settle in for a long one. Maintenance used to be hard enough years ago, but ever since they found...
J. Joseph
Sep 1, 20238 min read
The Feel of the Space Around Me
Sleeping has only gotten harder in these last couple months. I’m not one hundred percent sure why, but I think I came down with...
J. Joseph
Aug 25, 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
A Pious Sister's Concerns
As evening comes, Sister Hilan heads down into the belly of the Ekzokia. The man called Den is stretching below decks. He’s been down...
J. Joseph
Aug 11, 20238 min read
A Matter of Minutes
Twelve minutes. It can make all the difference. Between everything and nothing. Between a normal life and, well, whatever this is....
J. Joseph
Aug 4, 20238 min read
Stress Makes Anything a Whole-Ass Time
I wake up just after my alarm. A fairly regular state of affairs. It stirs me while I’m still asleep, raises my heartrate a little, and...
J. Joseph
Jul 28, 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
Sari Spotting a Shadowed Shape on the Sea
Something about the smooth settling this day unsettles Alessari. The night prior, nothing went wrong as well, but they at least had to do...
J. Joseph
Jul 14, 20238 min read
The True Showstopper
“Are you sure about this?” I ask my friend as we pull into the parking spot near the large open field. I’m good with either way, but this...
J. Joseph
Jul 7, 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
Our/My Casual, Quiet Morning
I think I’ve finally gotten the hang of this whole weird ability of mine. Like, take for instance today’s morning routine. It wasn’t...
J. Joseph
Jun 23, 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
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