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J. Joseph
Jul 21, 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...
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J. Joseph
Jun 30, 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...
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J. Joseph
Jun 16, 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....
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J. Joseph
May 19, 20238 min read
Our Graduation to Magister
The graduation gown feels oddly heavy. Heavier than it felt when I was trying it on. Weight of expectations is a real thing, I suppose....
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J. Joseph
Apr 21, 20238 min read
A Return to the Beginning
Finals fast approaching, I felt it only fair to bring things back to the beginning. Especially after yesterday. I don’t know, but I think...
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J. Joseph
Mar 31, 20238 min read
A Pass Day for Coffee and Donut Duty
This morning is dark. Darker than I’d prefer. But, then again, what do I expect? Daylight Saving Time always starts far too early for...
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J. Joseph
Mar 17, 20238 min read
A Productive Study Session
The study rooms on the first floor of Pembarton hall are so much smaller than they really should be. Or at least, than they feel that...
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J. Joseph
Feb 17, 20238 min read
The Busying Matters of Plans and Respect
I begin to stir in the morning, a busy day ahead of me. I do not want to be awake. Every part of me, mind, body, and soul, all yearn for...
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J. Joseph
Jan 20, 20238 min read
A Game of Stones and Questions
Amber & Cedar is around half full, like it normally is this time of the evening. Being Tuesday, I don’t expect it’s going to fill up much...
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J. Joseph
Dec 16, 20228 min read
No Matter How Much Ike Wants To
This should be a simple enough conversation, right? I mean, she already knows I’m heading to Europe for the foreseeable future. She’s...
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J. Joseph
Nov 18, 20228 min read
A Meeting of the League
My last tutee for the day walks out of the small glass study room in the back of the library. Dixon, not the one in town. I assume it’s...
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J. Joseph
Oct 21, 20228 min read
Running Through Greg's Day
My alarm goes off. Seven thirty in the morning. Slowly, I open my eyes and reach for the alarm clock. Pushing the off button, I move my...
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J. Joseph
Sep 16, 20228 min read
The Rundown of Potential Mentees
“Do you think it will work, Therese?” Irene asks me. The question resonates in my mind. Slowly, I cock my head and raise an eyebrow ever...
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J. Joseph
Aug 19, 20228 min read
One Last Return to Campus
The plane actually arrives early. By twelve minutes. Not sure why, we didn’t leave early, but I don’t mind. Not much anyways. Because...
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J. Joseph
Jul 29, 20229 min read
Sasha Kovach: Our First Day
It was finally the day. I had been recruited out of a practically unknown fucking engineering program to this enormous office. I wasn’t...
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J. Joseph
Jul 15, 20228 min read
Alina's First Principal Mysticists Convention
For the first time in the last three or four years, I’m doing almost exactly what my parents groomed me to do for all those years. Only...
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J. Joseph
Jun 17, 20228 min read
The Plan and an Internship
I sigh as I settle into the train seat. When I first got to that Villa, I had a plan already. It was all lain out, cleanly and neatly. I...
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J. Joseph
May 20, 20228 min read
Our Final End-Of-Year Evaluations
One thing I like about Sierra, she knows when she’s done an oopsy. After last year’s…I don’t want to say debacle, but debacle, she...
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J. Joseph
Apr 15, 20228 min read
Something Ike Wouldn't Want Overheard
With History of the Magisterial Court over for the day, I leave the place to get back to my real work. Or maybe have fun. Or a drink. So...
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J. Joseph
Mar 18, 20228 min read
One Truly Magical Night
It gets frustrating sometimes. That phrase, I put the cart before the horse. Every once in a while I think it applies to me. Because,...
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