Super-Zeros

J. Joseph

Dec 68 min read

The Martyrly Art of Awakening from Dirt Naps

I can feel the bullet ripping through my chest. Dang it. Got to stay conscious. At least until I’m safe from discovery. Clearly, I’m not...

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J. Joseph

Nov 18 min read

A Mistaken Meeting on the Way Back Home

I look at the strange vial. It almost seems to twitch. I would say that isn’t really my area of expertise, but that isn’t strictly the...

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J. Joseph

Oct 48 min read

A Complicated Discussion over Drinks with Coworkers

Phil and Mary take me out for drinks. An initiation ritual, according to Mary, for my first day in the office. It’s like they forget that...

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J. Joseph

Sep 68 min read

The Day Our Remote Colleague Brought Her Problems to the Office

Back in the city. Back surrounded by the constant cacophony of things and their feelings. Fortunately, fixing things is literally my job...

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J. Joseph

Aug 29 min read

Intentionally Utilizing the Powerlessness

My life’s gotten a little more interesting, I must admit. Fortunately, with those minor changes, I’ve gotten better. More in control. Not...

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J. Joseph

Jul 58 min read

Learning to Bring Harmony to the Dissonance

I took next week off to figure out control. I’d gotten somewhat used to the constant hum of everything electric and the strange...

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J. Joseph

Jun 78 min read

A Stronger, Vaster Feeling of the World Around Me

The school year is finally over. On the one hand, that means much less stress in my life, for at least a couple months. My phone vibrates...

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J. Joseph

Nov 24, 20238 min read

Purple Team on the Hunt

The shadow seems to stalk along the rooftops. No, not stalk, drift. Words are important, and that movement isn’t like that of a person or...

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J. Joseph

Oct 27, 20238 min read

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...

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J. Joseph

Sep 22, 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...

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J. Joseph

Aug 25, 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...

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J. Joseph

Jul 28, 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...

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J. Joseph

Jun 23, 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...

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J. Joseph

May 26, 20238 min read

Flying out from My Fingertips

“Phil, man, are you sure you want to do this?” Mike, my best friend from all the way back in middle school, asked me. We’ve been standing...

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J. Joseph

Apr 28, 20238 min read

Embodying and Beginning My Newest Life

Leaving my old friend’s home, I can’t help but shake my head a little. The meeting, the chat, it didn’t help much. Other than being...

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J. Joseph

Mar 24, 20238 min read

Friendly Concerns Interrupting My Sought-Out Quiet

Silence. Beautiful silence. I come here for the quiet. Or, at least, as close as I can come nowadays. Cities, even most towns, hold their...

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J. Joseph

Feb 24, 20238 min read

To a Crawl

I can see the other car swerving into our lane, right towards us. Mike’s hands start to move the wheel, to try to swerve out of the way....

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J. Joseph

Jan 27, 20238 min read

Remembering What I Could Do

“Give me your wallet.” The voice comes from behind me. “Both of you.” I meekly slide my hands up and turn slowly. Some guy, his face is...

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J. Joseph

Dec 23, 20228 min read

A Jumbled Memory of Repetitive Vertigo

It’s hard to explain exactly what happened that caused all, well, all of this to go down. I was stressed out about some, well, something...

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J. Joseph

Nov 25, 20228 min read

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...

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