What is the story behind the self-published science fiction novel “Laenif”? Here’s the behind the curtain look at writing and publishing the first two books of what is becoming the Laenif Trilogy.
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Fiction By BW Derge
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Untitled Mini-Series About Steve: Part 4: “Yes, Mother.”
Part Four of an untitled mini-series about a character named Steve, a young college student with ambitions of being a writer. Written in 2009 at the College of Santa Fe by BW Derge. In the fourth part, Steve’s mother pays a visit.
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A Vision of the Future: The A.I. Nightmare Scenario
Future science fiction dystopian short story by BW Derge – enter your A.I. Nightmare scenario.
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Untitled Mini-Series About Steve: Part Two (Going Dental)
Part Two of an untitled mini-series about a character named Steve, a young college student with ambitions of being a writer. Written in 2009 at the College of Santa Fe by BW Derge. “Going Dental”
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Untitled Mini-Series About Steve: Part One (Hello)
Part One of an untitled mini-series about a character named Steve, a young college student with ambitions of being a writer. Written in 2009 at the College of Santa Fe by BW Derge. “Hello”
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Push the Button: Reality is as Limitless as a Dream
Written in 2025, “Push the Button: Reality is as Limitless as a Dream” is a short story by BW Derge about a couple traversing across multiple universes, grappling with the fragility of their existence and the seeming futility of life. Would you push the button, knowing reality is as limitless as a dream?
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Original Short Story: The Goddess of the Oceanic Realm
A weird short story strewn together from two pages of rambling, practically incoherent, nonsense trying to become a tale. Most of this was rewritten recently, and it became a weird story about a shipwrecked World War II pilot, a shark, and a goddess of the sea.
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The Orchestra of a Psycho’s Psyche: Julius (Short Story)
A re-write of the first short story I wrote in 2007 while studying creative writing at the College of Santa Fe in New Mexico. Originally titled “The Orchestra of a Psyche,” the story is about a disturbed individual who has rejected humanity (besides his roommate Bruce) in favor of life in a swamp, where Julius makes jewelry out of pig bones…
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A Vision of the Future: Your Holographic Dating Service
Short story by BW Derge, written in 2024 – A vision of the future where an experimental dating service creates digital projections of potential suitors, who are much more revealing than their real life counterparts.
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Top 25 Best Christmas Movies to Watch in 2024 Holiday Season
This is my extremely biased opinion of holiday movies I like to watch on Christmas (Saturnalia). This is not a list of the best holiday movies or even best Christmas movies – just the fun ones I’ve liked popping on while caught up in the holiday season – which I do not get too excited about like with Halloween. Check out the best scary, alternative, classic, and comedic holiday films, plus the best Christmas movies for kids.