Patrick Anderson Jr.'s Blog, page 2

Hall Monitor-in-Chief | Part 3

A satirical high-school saga of power and surveillance.

Backup Plan (Part 2: The Breach)

Lyra finds a hidden community and starts to feel comfortable. Then, a raid, a loss, and an exit out the other side of a mountain.

Backup Plan (Part 1: The Choice)

On the eve of Ascension, Lyra receives a signal and coordinates that could change everything.

Hall Monitor-in-Chief | Part 2

A satirical high-school saga of power and surveillance.

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