Author Archives: Catastrophe Jones

About Catastrophe Jones

Wretched word-goblin with enough interests that they're not particularly awesome at any of them. Terrible self-esteem and yet prone to hilarious bouts of hubris. Full of the worst flavors of self-awareness. Owns far too many craft supplies. Will sing to you at the slightest provocation.

Questions

I wait in the in between space where you and I don’t think that the answer is, where you and I imagine that there is a world that doesn’t need answers, so long as it never runs out of new … Continue reading

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Never learning

I don’t want to face the fact that I am too old to dream and too young to die so I will angrily crush the love of everyone around me and run from anything resembling opportunity. That is the price … Continue reading

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DeathWatch No. 108 – Was There Anything Left?

This is Issue #108 of DeathWatch, an ongoing Serial. Click that link to go find ‘A Beginning’ and read from there, if you need to catch up. Happy Reading! PREVIOUS * * * When the horse came to a sudden stop, … Continue reading

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Thanks

A sigh of contentment; you are all I need after a long day, a hard week, a dulling month, an exhausting year (a torrential lifetime). It is hard; things are hard (the bed is soft), but we will rise above, … Continue reading

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This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things

They don’t all die. In an infinite universe, an infinite number of them die, but an infinite number, just as well, live. This one never had a chance at a fancy School for the Gifted, nor was she picked up … Continue reading

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