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  1. Public Bookmark 72

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    The Old Light was dead. All siblings were free, safe, curled up within the void to rest.

    Or, well, almost all siblings.

    One of them was missing. She was not below the void. That was a good thing. She shouldn't be there. It wasn't safe for her. But strangely, she didn't seem to be in Hallownest either. Where could she have gone?

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    21 Feb 2026

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    I've recently been unexpectedly promoted to lead a department in my organisation, wrote the anonymous emailer.

     

    As there was no one working here when I arrived, my manager, who is head of the organisation, had promised me the choice of my own assistants. However, without warning, he simply presented me with an additional assistant. This new assistant’s first act on his first day was to let a dog into the office. It took several hours to catch and clean up after this dog and it has only been downhill from there. I admit I'm not entirely sure what to do with this assistant now I'm stuck with him. I'm hoping you have some advice?

     

    Kind regards,
    New Manager

    Abigail Bailey runs a successful management advice blog. One frequent contributor is from a workplace with some... issues.

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    28 Sep 2025

  3. Public Bookmark 19

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    A little less than three years before his most unexpected promotion, Elias Bouchard has an inappropriate affair with a young college student frequenting the Institute's library.

    Ten years later, Elias Bouchard's daughter turns up at the doorstep of Jonah Magnus.

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    17 Jun 2025

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    Jonathan Sims is a perfectly normal co-worker, thank you very much.

    He does not, as much as Colin would have anyone believe, 'know things he shouldn’t', nor does he 'stare too much' or 'ask questions no one can refuse'. Quite frankly, Colin is the unstable co-worker here, and Jon would appreciate it if everyone else agreed with him.

    He is most certainly not from another universe, and he most certainly didn't bleed out in his lover's arms. That's absurd.

    Jonathan Sims is a perfectly normal co-worker, and the voices in the computers mean nothing to him.

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    28 May 2025

  5. Public Bookmark 30

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    Alternate Universe where the Original Elias Bouchard wasn't fully killed when Jonah Magnus took over and now lives on as the old man's intrusive thoughts.

    Also known as "What if Elias lost his eyes but gained another Patron?"

    (This was written before the revelation of who Gwen was to Elias in Magnus Protocol. They will remain siblings in this story.)

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    03 May 2025