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Tiny Flecks of Glittering Light
I wake up in the morning. I’m a little groggy. Maybe it’s because I went out last night, enjoyed myself a bit too hard. Or maybe it’s...
J. Joseph
Nov 25, 20228 min read
The Buzzing, Pulsating Hum
I just need to take a moment to breathe. I can’t deal with, well, everything, right now. I turn off all the noises that have been humming...
J. Joseph
Sep 23, 20228 min read
To Break the World
A couple of my friends and I are enjoying ourselves this evening. We already did our rounds for the day, and with the money from that, we...
J. Joseph
Aug 26, 20228 min read
Coffee, Feelings, and Insomnia
It’s different, ever since my parents moved us to the city. I suppose that’s what almost drowning does to your parents. Makes them...
J. Joseph
Jul 22, 20228 min read
Fateless
There’s no such thing as fate. Trust me on this. If anyone would know, it’d be me. When I was ten, I stopped being ten. Minute to minute,...
J. Joseph
Jun 24, 20228 min read
However It Might Fall
There are two sides to every coin. The one you can see, and the one you can’t. Really, we only ever focus on the one side we can see....
J. Joseph
May 27, 20228 min read
Pushing Back
At its heart, the world is not one of order. Chaos rules nature. The very laws of physics we define state this: the universe is always...
J. Joseph
Apr 22, 20228 min read
Investigating Our Rival
Bossman’s got a new job for me. I can feel the email coming down. People underestimate how long it takes for a message to arrive. Not...
J. Joseph
Oct 1, 20218 min read
Burning Inside
I had managed to avoid goons for a while. Cops, thugs, suits, whatever else, they were all the same. Just would want to trap me, use me,...
J. Joseph
Jul 30, 20218 min read
First Day of Work
“What are you?” the man standing beside me staring at me asks. It’s a good question. At least he isn’t just a starer. Those are the...
J. Joseph
Jun 25, 20218 min read
And Yet, I Am
Trust me when I say this. Sometimes, people can surprise you. Maybe not often, but sometimes. Often, however, the world can shock the...
J. Joseph
Mar 12, 20218 min read
Powerless Omnipotence
My life is a series of repetitive events. Not that I mind. I actually love it. Because the events that aren’t repetitive in my life are...
J. Joseph
Oct 9, 20208 min read
Stories Over Coffee
A local coffee shop can be quite a fascinating place. There’s always a few of the same people, no matter which place you choose or where...
J. Joseph
Sep 11, 20208 min read
Never Sleep Again
I still remember what it was like. Before I first met Leo. The waking nightmare. It started with me waking up in the middle of the night....
J. Joseph
Aug 14, 20209 min read
Seizing The Cube
“The cube’s in play, boss,” Green Brain told me as he walked into my study, holding a cellphone the size of a small tablet in his left...
J. Joseph
Jul 10, 20208 min read
Strike and Move Out
“That’s gonna be very not good,” I muttered at my computer. I was staring at my throwaway reddit’s messages. I’d deleted the post on our...
J. Joseph
Jun 12, 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
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
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 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
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