Greetings, I'm Patrick LaJuett. I grew up in Rochester, New York, a city that helped the world imagine through film, print, and lens. It also taught me something that found its way into my fiction: people can build remarkable things, but even the greatest systems last only if someone maintains them. I've spent my career in visual communication and marketing, where storytelling has always been at the heart of my work. Beneath the Cloudline is my first novel, a YA hopepunk story about a city divided by clouds and the people who keep it running. Today I live with my wife and our dogs in the foothills of North Carolina, where I'm continuing to explore stories about repair, belonging, and the things people choose to build together.
