St. Joseph's Non-Catholic School for Disobedient Children: A Serialized, Narrative Podcast

In this concluding episode of St. Joseph’s, Evan recounts the events that ultimately led to his current position at the school—and determines what he must do next. This podcast is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or de...

Evan writes about his return to his neighborhood public high school in New Hampshire and the culture shock it entailed, all while he struggles to adjust to the changes at home. This podcast is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons,...

Evan recalls his return home upon the conclusion of the 2010-2011 school year—and his unexpected new family dynamic. This podcast is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

Years later, during the Covid-19 lockdowns of 2020, Evan begins writing again. This podcast is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

Nathaniel makes a decision that causes Evan’s life to spiral out of control. Forced to relocate his journal to the library, Evan watches his world constrict even further. This podcast is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, livin...

Evan's roommate Nathaniel, who disappeared seemingly disappeared from Planet Earth following his break for freedom, re-appears. This podcast is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely c...

Punishments intensify, homework loads skyrocket, and a terrifying attack during a blackout forces Evan to confront just how vulnerable he truly is. As he continues to lose control of his life, Evan’s thoughts turn to his past. This podcast is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fic...

Evan’s roommate Nathaniel makes a break for freedom. This podcast is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

Evan overhears a terrifying argument between the Headmaster and the Discipline Teacher, leaving him terrified: if they find out about what he heard, he’s as good as dead. Then, mistakenly accused of vandalism, Evan is thrust into the Detention Center, where cold, isolation, and fear wear on his sanity. This podcast is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and i...

In Humanities class, another pupil slips a note into Evan’s hand, offering him a glimpse of a hidden resistance—if he’s brave enough to take the risk. Meanwhile, simmering tensions among the teachers escalate, and Evan realizes that, even though his home life wasn’t perfect, he misses his family. This podcast is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and inciden...

The pain in Evan’s feet escalates, sending him to the school’s infirmary for emergency surgery, where brutal treatment and end make recovery feel like another form of punishment. Evan can’t help but wonder—was the surgery necessary? This podcast is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in...

Evan’s sixth day at St. Joseph’s spirals into chaos as the Discipline Teacher takes advantage of the pupils’ hunger by using food a new form of psychological torment. This podcast is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or...

Evan survives his second day at St. Joseph’s, with with more physical and mental injuries to prove it. With every class designed to break him, he struggles to survive the rules he can’t possibly meet. This podcast is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemb...

Evan survives his first day at St. Joseph’s, with physical and mental injuries to prove it. This podcast is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

The judge, unhappy with the theatrics of Evan’s trial, sentences him to a year at St. Joseph’s Non-Catholic School for Disobedient Children—the same reform school Evan’s troublemaking cousin wound up in a few years back. Perturbed, Evan recalls how that school turned his cousin into a zombie, and after a hulking “Bodyguard” arrives with the school’s enormous Pupil Manual, Evan quickly realizes the...

Evan’s family and social lives fall apart after a misunderstand between Evan and his mother devolves to a screaming match and Anthony—Evan’s troublemaking “friend” who got him into this mess in the first place—mocks Evan. The trial begins, and the lawyer’s PR stunts collide with the reality of a courtroom. This podcast is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, a...

After a game of “Truth or Dare” spirals into criminal charges, fifteen-year-old Evan Roberts begins a journal—not because he wants to, but because his lawyer, the king of absurd PR stunts, mandated it. With his trial approaching, Evan feels his control over his own life slipping away. This podcast is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are eithe...