Patrick's Patio

“You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.”

Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You

Newest Publication

Pragma Tech Blog

For a year and a half I managed Pragma’s Tech Blog. I wrote and developed articles that showcased the development and design of Pragma Engine—a backend game engine for online multiplayer games.

Fiction

An autumn forest behind a creek of light flowing water and stones.

Undergraduate Honors Thesis

During my senior year at UMass Amherst, I completed a collection of fiction writing as my honors thesis. This collection contains an introduction of my journey as a fiction writer, two short stories about two…

“It is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what is in us for the succor of those years wherein we are set, uprooting the evil in the fields that we know, so that those who live after may have clean earth to till. What weather they shall have is not ours to rule.”

J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Professional & Technical Writing

Pragma Tech Blog

For a year and a half I managed Pragma’s Tech Blog. I wrote and developed articles that showcased the development and design of Pragma Engine—a backend game engine for online multiplayer games.
Red and tan cover of the mock Accessibility Guide for UMass Instructors.

Accessibility Manual

An accessibility guide for UMass instructors. It overviews why accessibility is important and how to use accessibility standards when creating Word and PDF materials for students.
Literary magazine spread with a faded background of glaciers and mountains of ice.

Literary Magazine Spread

A 2-page spread of a mock literary magazine made with Adobe InDesign. This spread showcases a work-in-progress novel based in Antarctica with arctic themed and stylized pages.
Screenshot of an excerpt from my mock print essay collection.

Mock Print Essay Collection

A 41-page collection of a mock essay collection made with Adobe InDesign. The essays were written by me and my fellow PWTC class members at UMass Amherst.
Three pictures of kids and parents playing instruments, and a picture of the front of the a stone walled library.

Mock Grant Proposal

This proposal from the Jones library presents a summer-based music program for parents and their children after the Covid-19 pandemic.
A sticky note with the manual's title behind a tan thatched background.

Microsoft Word Manual

A technical manual for college students transitioning to using Microsoft Word 365 from Google Docs. This manual showcases topics such as page formatting, essay writing tools, comments, OneDrive saving options, and how to personalize your…

Miscellaneous

Screenshot of the first page of the music articles.

Mock Music Articles

A collection of 4 non-fiction music articles about some of my personal favorite artists through the years.
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