Nick talks about writing songs, debates with Ben about the importance of recording quality, and both discuss Rage Against the Machine’s album of cover songs (Renegades of Funk)
BWDerge Blog Archives
Fiction Prose Writing
Start at the Beginning: Book One of the Laenif Trilogy
Read the very beginning of the Laenif trilogy and meet the characters that populate the first four chapters of Book 1
Mix Playlists Music
Fiona Apple and Maynard Playlist from 2020 featuring Multiple Genres
Created in 2020 at the onset of the pandemic, a playlist that acts as a kind of emotional journey through the first shockwaves of that year. Featuring Fiona Apple and Mayanrd with Multiple Genres
Fiction Prose Writing
Steve is Back for Episode 12 of Untitled Mini-Series
A quote from the Simpsons, an intimate moment with Laura, and a large bong rip. It’s the twelfth episode of an untitled mini-series about a young drunk writer named Steve.
Prose Writing
2025 Year in Review for Original Poetry, Art, Stories, and Music
A little less than 2 years ago, this website was created. In 2025, there was much bigger focus on video content, leading to the creation of Laenif Studios. Let’s review the year’s original stories, poems, essays, art, and music.
Jams Music
Guitar and Drums Jam, Inspired by In the Hall of the Mountain King
A little bit of a strategy with this jam. BW Derge on the Drums and Nick on the Guitars in an improvised instrumental jam inspired by Hall of the Mountain King.
Prose Writing
The Scariest Type of Zombie Might Be Real, and It’s Not What You Think
Philosophical essay about possible explanation for an individual’s experience of life and qualia. Is the multiverse theory real, and what implications would that have? And the walking dead could be among us, but not how one might assume… But it’s related to the idea of there being many worlds existing simultaneously.
Mix Playlists Music
One Orange Train Stand: Music Mix with Carina Round and Samantha Fish
Heavily featuring Carina Round and Samantha Fish, this amazon music mix playlist is from 2021
Fiction Poetry Prose Writing
Steve’s Story Continues with Lunch and a Poem called Fill the Mouth
It’s the eleventh part of an untitled story about a young writer named Steve. This episode starts at the restaurant where Steve is having lunch with his mother. Then, another poem by Steve.
Poetry Writing
A Poem about Mental Escape, “Extracted” by BW Derge
Instead of some opinion post, here’s a poem from the collection “Mars Jazz” by BW Derge, it is entitled “Extracted”