A novel by Michael McGehee / America, 2049
Systems • Power • Consequence
Eulogy for the Stripes
A dystopian thriller about a fractured America, failing institutions, and ordinary people forced to decide what they will protect.
Reader and Author Endorsements
Praise for Eulogy for the Stripes
“A modern blueprint of systemic collapse that updates classic dystopian warnings for the digital age.”
— Crowley Clark, author of Shadows of the Fathers
“McGehee writes with passion and purpose, intertwining multiple story lines that intersect in a way that keeps the reader intrigued.”
— Kristen Frugé, author of Written in Purple
“Michael has done a brilliant job of examining the details we take for granted today and evolving them into frightening elements in this dystopian future.”
— Jane
The story begins here
One generation from now, what will remain worth protecting?
An America its people still recognize. Institutions they no longer trust. Ordinary families who must decide where they stand.
The Novel
America, 2049
Eulogy for the Stripes is a dystopian thriller set in a fractured America in 2049, one generation from now, as the constitutional republic begins to unravel.
The story opens in the Texas Panhandle, where a faith-based community has pooled its remaining resources to flee increasingly dangerous cities and establish a tiny-home settlement centered on a church.
The novel does not rely on nuclear war, a pandemic, or an EMP to create its dystopia. Its threat is more grounded: a recognizable reality pushed several steps farther down the road.
It is a cautionary tale about institutional pressure, constitutional erosion, and a future that may feel closer than we would like to admit.
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Inside Proud Place
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Beyond the Pages of Eulogy
I grew up reading Stephen King and Tom Clancy, wondering how they built the worlds behind their stories, before readers could easily glimpse an author’s creative process online.
This website is a companion to Eulogy for the Stripes: a place to explore its locations, music, imagery, interviews, artifacts, commentary, and the thinking behind the novel. Each element deepens the experience without replacing the story on the page.
Why I Wrote This Story
I wrote Eulogy for the Stripes because freedom rarely disappears all at once. It erodes under fear, pressure, and compromises that seem reasonable in the moment.
Years spent in high-stakes environments taught me how much people depend on institutions and technology functioning as intended. I wanted to explore what happens when those systems still function but no longer serve the people who rely on them. At the heart of the novel are ordinary families forced to decide who they will be when stability, trust, and lawful order can no longer be taken for granted.
Proud Place after dark
Under Clear Texas Skies
Beyond the fences and watchtowers, the Texas Panhandle opens into a sky that feels almost endless.
Beneath those stars, Proud Place becomes both sanctuary and warning—a beautiful refuge already living under pressure.
About Michael McGehee
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Essays, updates, and spoiler-free reflections on liberty, institutional failure, faith, family, fiction, and the pressures shaping the world of the novel.
Where Real-World Warning Signs Become Grounded Fiction
For nearly thirty years, I have occasionally watched the news with my dad and found myself returning to the same uneasy thought. What I was watching seemed like the start and ongoing…
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The Way Back Is Not Complicated; It Is Just Politically Expensive
Over the last several weeks, I have written about warning signs: debt, institutional drift, public trust, and the habit of pretending consequences can be postponed forever. But warnings only matter if they…
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This Is Not 1929, And That’s Exactly Why We Should Pay Attention
Today is Memorial Day. I’m reflecting on the service members who gave their lives for America, whether on the battlefield or from wounds they carried home. I’m also praying for the Gold…
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