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J. Joseph
Apr 22, 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...
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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
Apr 8, 20228 min read
Alone in Yolryta
Yolryta was never the seat of the betrayers, but they were the most important. The families of Yolryta joined onto the cause of the Isle...
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J. Joseph
Apr 1, 20228 min read
Removing a Problem from Play
Sitting in my cell is the perfect time and place to think on my life. My future. I’m sure some of the people here probably think they’re...
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J. Joseph
Mar 25, 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....
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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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J. Joseph
Mar 11, 20228 min read
Renalt's Diplomacy
It is early in the afternoon that the va Caplina Caravan makes port in Irritea. Renalt, gives a deep bow to Larano va Caplina. “It has...
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J. Joseph
Mar 4, 20228 min read
Plans for Next Steps
So, my journey has had a less than auspicious outset. All that careful planning of others for naught, because some pirates saw something...
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J. Joseph
Feb 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...
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J. Joseph
Feb 18, 20228 min read
What I Need Today
“I know this is his day,” Jase whispers to me as we lie entangled in my dorm room’s bed that’s just slightly too small for two, “But I...
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J. Joseph
Feb 11, 20228 min read
Denlo's Entrance into Irritea
Denlo awaits Timothe’s return, sitting on his perch atop the cart. The wind blows ever so lightly from the north west, carrying with it...
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J. Joseph
Feb 4, 20228 min read
The Flight of a Stowaway
It’s not that I’m not grateful to those who helped me get here, because heaven forfend I remain where I was. But at times I do truly...
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J. Joseph
Jan 28, 20228 min read
A Vacation in Isolation
This arrangement, it turns out, works far better than I thought on the drive over. For two reasons. First and foremost, Cee is a perfect...
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J. Joseph
Jan 21, 20228 min read
Pre-Semester Meetings with My Advisees
As I get out of bed, I can’t help but think on two questions. Two questions that have dominated my mind for the last month or so. What...
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J. Joseph
Jan 14, 20228 min read
Felazo's Looting of a Sorceress's Lair
The small house in ruins isn’t just a small house. It’s the start of what remains of a small town. Not exactly what Felazo was expecting...
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J. Joseph
Jan 7, 20228 min read
River Casey: Hiring Practices
I first met my boss, Mister Messalinus, during a job fair at my college. He seemed oddly formal and very young. Even younger than I...
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J. Joseph
Dec 31, 20218 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...
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J. Joseph
Dec 24, 20218 min read
Hilan's Journey to Yolryta
Sister Hilan awoke early in the morn, as she was accustomed to doing. Life in the abbey started before dawn. The boat she was traveling...
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J. Joseph
Dec 17, 20218 min read
An Afternoon of Meetings
Our winter break came fast this year. Too much to do, so little time. If I had any sense, I should be relaxing on the other coast working...
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J. Joseph
Dec 10, 20218 min read
Driving Westward
Rain pounds around me. The noise is loud. Unbearable. I open my eyes to look outside. The dim light pierces the clouds and hits the...
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