Joseph Abiola💬
@thejosephabiola.bsky.social
Writer, moonlighting as an engineer.
Forthcoming poetry at Tablefeast Mag.
ICYMI: linktr.ee/josephabiola
Forthcoming poetry at Tablefeast Mag.
ICYMI: linktr.ee/josephabiola
As a Nigerian, what is this scene even talking about?
December 2, 2025 at 12:11 AM
As a Nigerian, what is this scene even talking about?
![A woman in underwear, heels, a top and a tiara is holding a whip threateningly over another woman who is seated at a sewing machine. The tailor's leg is chained to a ball. [The ball is captioned IVY PARK].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:peoc3wtk4thoa27ga62sfid5/bafkreib2la363tujuljqvobcsmulr7v62kewritpedjjegskpk3em6msyy@jpeg)
You lied, Ava.
December 1, 2025 at 11:27 AM
You lied, Ava.
Was reading from a textbook on state-space modeling (a control engineering component) and the author thought to recommend Star Wars.😅
November 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Was reading from a textbook on state-space modeling (a control engineering component) and the author thought to recommend Star Wars.😅
I watched Parasite (2019) three days ago and had a thought!
November 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I watched Parasite (2019) three days ago and had a thought!
You don't need a software to write well. You can literally use charcoal and a dated parchment. Tolstoy didn't need scrivener and Proust definitely didn't use a laptop to write In Search of Lost Time. If you think the tools others use are the reason why you aren't as good as they are, you're wrong.
November 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
You don't need a software to write well. You can literally use charcoal and a dated parchment. Tolstoy didn't need scrivener and Proust definitely didn't use a laptop to write In Search of Lost Time. If you think the tools others use are the reason why you aren't as good as they are, you're wrong.
Humpty Dumpty making its way subconsciously into the writing?
November 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Humpty Dumpty making its way subconsciously into the writing?
Is this supposed to be Marilyn Monroe at the immortal party in Death Becomes Her? ( Skip to 85:29)
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Is this supposed to be Marilyn Monroe at the immortal party in Death Becomes Her? ( Skip to 85:29)
There's something about what I saw of Skarsgård's performance in the trailer that makes me want to see this when it releases in January.
November 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
There's something about what I saw of Skarsgård's performance in the trailer that makes me want to see this when it releases in January.
I met a friend the other day.
November 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I met a friend the other day.
Control engineering can be so diagrammatic. But then again, engineering in general is very diagrammatic.
November 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Control engineering can be so diagrammatic. But then again, engineering in general is very diagrammatic.
No further questions.
November 22, 2025 at 12:22 PM
No further questions.
This happened after I hit publish on my Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning @letterboxd.social review.
November 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
This happened after I hit publish on my Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning @letterboxd.social review.
These game developers sure can be saucy.
November 20, 2025 at 9:12 AM
These game developers sure can be saucy.
Yup. It's part of my small, but growing library.
November 20, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Yup. It's part of my small, but growing library.
It's been a year since UNN's The Muse Journal published my short story "I Am Not The Alien", though they titled it differently since I didn't include the title (for some reason I can't put my finger on) in my manuscript. I am publishing it on my site this Friday, 8PM. Be there.🫵
November 12, 2025 at 6:27 AM
It's been a year since UNN's The Muse Journal published my short story "I Am Not The Alien", though they titled it differently since I didn't include the title (for some reason I can't put my finger on) in my manuscript. I am publishing it on my site this Friday, 8PM. Be there.🫵
Jiminy cricket, what a watch! Monstro Elizasue lives in a cave now. And it's not valium, they call it diazepam now.
October 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Jiminy cricket, what a watch! Monstro Elizasue lives in a cave now. And it's not valium, they call it diazepam now.
I'm unforgivably late to this, but there's a pair of sneakers at 55:50 in Marie Antoinette (2006)!
October 24, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I'm unforgivably late to this, but there's a pair of sneakers at 55:50 in Marie Antoinette (2006)!
I was invited as a guest to review any novel, so I picked Rosewater by @tadethompson.bsky.social
The review is out now and you can find it here: open.substack.com/pub/readersp...
The review is out now and you can find it here: open.substack.com/pub/readersp...
October 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
I was invited as a guest to review any novel, so I picked Rosewater by @tadethompson.bsky.social
The review is out now and you can find it here: open.substack.com/pub/readersp...
The review is out now and you can find it here: open.substack.com/pub/readersp...
65 minutes into watching #TheFantasticFourFirstSteps . What is with this map? Reed's plan is to place teleportation bridges all round the globe. The middle of Asia looks quite scanty, though.
September 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
65 minutes into watching #TheFantasticFourFirstSteps . What is with this map? Reed's plan is to place teleportation bridges all round the globe. The middle of Asia looks quite scanty, though.
People are playing #Silksong, and I'm still on Hollow Knight! Started the game earlier in the year but haven't given it much of my time. Here's my play hours, map explored and charms acquired:
September 13, 2025 at 11:52 PM
People are playing #Silksong, and I'm still on Hollow Knight! Started the game earlier in the year but haven't given it much of my time. Here's my play hours, map explored and charms acquired: