A short story originally written in 2007, reimagined in 2024. Entitled “Shoot,” it is about 2 hunters and their dog in the final days of what seems to be a somewhat long trip in the wilderness that the two old men enjoy… Shoot.
Prose
Prose written by pros – fiction, essays, and miscellaneous non-poetry writing
Pulp Fiction 30 Years Later: A Movie about Moral Dilemmas
Revisiting Pulp Fiction 30 years after its release in 1994. What is the main theme of Pulp Fiction? I think it is a movie about moral dilemmas.
Short Story: The Doctor’s Dark Satchel (2008)
A short story originally written in 2008 at the College of Santa Fe, “The Doctor’s Dark Satchel” shows a somber, off-beat universe that, for possibly just a moment, you’d like to inhabit. Like the dark streets it describes, it is a journey through the shadows of human desire.
Weekly Opinion Piece: Top 5 Doodles from a Random Pile
From a random pile of doodles I had yet to upload to the computer, here are my favorite five. All of the doodles in this pile were drawn between 2019 and 2024.
No Bullets, Please. (A Short Story)
Written in 2024, taking place at pawn shop around 2014, “No Bullets, Please” is a short story by BW Derge about a customer named Jimmy, a store owner that goes by Dean, and a college girl shopping for a film camera. This is a reimagining of a similar short story written around the time this one takes place…
Oblivious Summer (It Falls On All Our Shoulders)
Short story written in 2012. Inspired by the novels by Henry Green, who wrote wonderful novels about rich British people with ugly complex souls, mostly taking place in 1940s England.
Weekly Opinion Piece: Top 5 Poems
In my opinion, these are the 5 best poems… ever. Featuring Poe, Whitman, and more! If you’re wondering what the best poems are, here are the top 5 poems of all time…
HG Wells Was a Time Traveler (Slingshot Time Travel)
Read this letter from HG Wells, written in 2021 – PROVING he was a time traveler. Man goes into shed, disappears, and reemerges a day later as an old man.
Weekly Opinion Piece: Top 5 Mathematical Concepts
In my opinion, these are my 5 favorite math things… From Zero to Infinity (literally), here are the most intriguing topics involving math that tickle my fancy the most. Information about the Reimann Hypothesis.
The Airport on Earth (excerpt from ‘And the Sun Let Go’)
From Laenif: Book 2, “And the Sun Let Go” – chapter Eight: “The Airport on Earth”