Patrick Anderson Jr.'s Blog

Hall Monitor-in-Chief | Part 1

A satirical high-school saga of power and surveillance.

Compliance Patch: A Short Story

A short story about AI therapy and the fear of erasure

Both/Neither: Notes from an Immigrant-Raised Citizen

Jamaican-American honeymooner navigates airport lines, old memories, and one soft stamp thud

Out of Context: The Aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s Killing

A college professor's take on the proper use of the phrase "out of context."

Aftermath to Myth: The Civil War Didn’t Actually End in 1865

Amnesty, mythmaking, and a rushed reunion let the Civil War linger, shaping law, memory, and who holds power.

Loki’s Family Vacation

A dystopian road trip from Arizona to Seattle

Knocking at the Door

Some names and details have been changed, aside from those in the public record

What We Fund and What We Deny: The Legacy of the G.I. Bill

How the G.I. Bill's "neutral" promise mapped into redlining, closed doors, and today's racial wealth gap, especially for Black veterans.

Redraw the Map: Why Evolving Definitions Make Law, Science, and Life More Accurate

Update the words to match the world: evolving definitions make law, science, and daily life more accurate, and more just.

Redraw the Map: Why Evolving Definitions Make Law, Science, and Life More Accurate

Update the words to match the world: evolving definitions make law, science, and daily life more accurate, and more just.