The Wanderers

Awakening in the Now to Wander Once Again

Time is a fickle thing. Life is a fickle thing. And grumpy, untethered gods concerned about their own existence can be equally fickle....

J. Joseph

May 3, 20248 min read

Stuck in One Place for Too Long

Being on the road, alone in my thoughts, no one but my equine partner for company for so long, it feels odd to be here. Wrong. Like...

J. Joseph

Apr 5, 20248 min read

Practiced Interactions with Varying Spirits

Humanity is, by and large, ruled by hope and doubt. It’s two of the many things they exploited, during the Quiet War. The doubt is what I...

J. Joseph

Mar 1, 20248 min read

Minor Concerns Adding Up

There hasn’t been another concentrated incident in the last three months. One or two lone bandit types, but nothing serious. At least,...

J. Joseph

Feb 2, 20248 min read

A Guest After Midnight

Night comes early in the middle of winter. And nighttime is dark, even when the sky is cloudless. I can’t seem to sleep. Something on the...

J. Joseph

Jan 5, 20248 min read

From the Gap in Reality that Isn't

I haven’t told Linus everything, but I’ve warned him about a lot of shit he can expect leading those tours out to the hole in reality....

J. Joseph

Dec 1, 20238 min read

A Jaunt through the Everywhen

First I was nowhere, nowhen. I step through a door, then another. And now I will sit here. In this spot, I felt comfortable. The locale...

J. Joseph

Jan 6, 20238 min read

At Home in My Basement

If someone were looking in on my world from the outside, they’d likely think I’m done with my old life. They wouldn’t be entirely wrong....

J. Joseph

Dec 2, 20228 min read

One Final Bout of Wandering

Through the thin sides of my tent, the sun starts to shine brightly. And with the sun, I rise too. Like I’ve been doing most every day in...

J. Joseph

Nov 4, 20228 min read

Beginning the Mission's Second Phase

Perhaps it is the newfound optimism in my mission, or maybe it’s simply the medications from the enclave in this small lake, but for...

J. Joseph

Oct 7, 20228 min read

Onto the Next Hunt

At another time, with other circumstances, I might have spent the effort going after the cowardly cannibal. His actions had been...

J. Joseph

Sep 2, 20228 min read

Rewriting Our Reality

I must admit, this was not quite what I expected. I mean, to be clear, the camp was easy enough to wade through silently. It also had...

J. Joseph

Aug 5, 20228 min read

A Wanderer, Alone Against the Chaos

I look out over the road, unkempt but still there. In the distance I see what seems to be a shape in the road. The caravan, perhaps....

J. Joseph

Mar 25, 20228 min read

Wanderer No Longer

Before me, the land lay. Scarred by the chaos that reigned so recently. But we must rebuild. Across the remains of the nation, it has...

J. Joseph

Feb 25, 20228 min read

Against the Knight-Regent

I’ve always been kind of fascinated by what people do when pressed out of their sense of normalcy. Pushed to do what they cannot do. Some...

J. Joseph

Dec 31, 20218 min read

A Wanderer's Mission

People always say they want to be underestimated, nowadays. Like that’s so great. For me personally, I’ll always prefer to be...

J. Joseph

Sep 24, 20218 min read

Wandering Nowhen

Here I am, I believe. Here I am, wherever may be chosen for me. The here is easy, the when is where things get more complicated in my...

J. Joseph

Aug 6, 20218 min read

A Hunting Wanderer

There are only a few things that really piss me the hell off. Most of them, if I’m entirely honest, are results of overreactions. One...

J. Joseph

Apr 9, 20218 min read