Joseph

What I’m up to.

Last update: February 22, 2025, Saturday

🎧 Listening

• Hosannas from the Basements of Hell by Killing Joke
• Live Rope by Swans

🎲 Playing

• Spaceman Kaison and the Mystery of the Lunar Base!: Spaceman Kaison battles space pirates, reprograms robot armies, and faces the ancient, tentacled Tenebrai in a race to save Earth from cosmic doom! 🚀✨ We’re using Fate Accelerated to tell our adventure.

🎧 Producing

• I interviewed Gary Lachman, the former Blondie bassist, about his journey from musician to occult writer, sparked by 1970s interest in Aleister Crowley and Colin Wilson. He reflected on magic as induced synchronicity, its cultural impact, and the political use of reality manipulation. He also mentioned his forthcoming memoir Touched by the Presence.

📖 Reading

• Aztec Philosophy: Understanding a World in Motion by James Maffie
• Generation Hex, Edited by Jason Louv
• Jerusalem by Alan Moore
• Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching by Ursula K. Le Guin
• The Way of the Golden Section by John Michael Greer

💻 Writing

• Boris: Boris Lebedev was once a daredevil base jumper and YouTube star, but now he’s just a washed-up influencer trying to make a comeback on TikTok. While filming a routine stunt, Boris unwittingly captures a political murder on camera, creating a viral video that makes him a target for the assassin who wants to keep his identity a secret.
• Corruption: Seven years ago, a planetary survey team discovered alien technology, proof we are not alone in the universe. They were never heard from again. Now a new team seeks to retrieve the alien technology, only to uncover a doom that threatens all of humanity.
• Vampiro: Once a feared Moorish warrior, Tariq was turned into a vampire. Now, he lurks beneath Casa del Rey Moro in Ronda, haunted by centuries of bloodshed. Desperate for release, he scours ancient ruins and forgotten tombs, seeking the one relic that can finally end his cursed immortality.
• VIKINGS vs SAMURAI: I’ve spent the last year writing vignettes and learning the craft and business of making comic books. In 2025 I will publish the first 24-32-page issue of VIKINGS vs SAMURAI.