Patti 209: Fifteen Tales of the Very Near Future

The stories in this timely collection answer the classic science fiction question, "What if this goes on?" Each story is firmly rooted in the familiar present and moves seamlessly into a very near future-chilling in most cases, but darkly humorous in others. Stories include:

• "Patti 209"-The designer of an award-winning elder care community confronts old age in a time of economic collapse
• "Everything Is Fixed Now"-Young employees of a healthcare data company make terrifying discoveries about their employer's technology
• "The Right Man for the Job"-Summoned by desperate Democrats, the ghost of Lyndon B. Johnson returns to haunt the Trump White House
• "Unnoticed"-The teenage daughter of frightened immigrants demands her native identity
• "Wishbone"-An elderly woman faces euthanasia under the Age Equity Act designed by her politician grandson
• "Politics As Usual"-An obscure blogger discovers an alarming pattern in Election Day violence
• "The Bodies We Carry"-A young widow bankrupted by medical bills joins a "death camp" protest in front of the mansion of an old college friend who is now a healthcare CEO
• "A Sign of the Times"-A Seattle protestor is tried under the new Corporate Personhood laws
• "Yoga for Protesters: A Field Guide"-Advice for combining political fury with fitness
• "Unwanted Visitors"-Seattle is declared a "terrorist zone" and the new Federal Security Agency comes calling