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”
Prose
Prose written by pros – fiction, essays, and miscellaneous non-poetry writing
Prose Writing
How to Deal with Existential Dread : 10 Strategies
Top 10 Strategies for Dealing with Existential Dread: Existential dread can creep in when you least expect it—a quiet moment, a sleepless night, or even in the middle of a busy day.
Fiction Prose Writing
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?
Fiction Prose Writing
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.
Prose Writing
The Cosmic Tragedy of Existence: A Quasi-Philosophical Rambling Essay
Originally written in 2006, a philosophical ponderance on humanity’s position in the cosmic hierarchy of existence and whether or not we are doomed to be caught in an endlessly tragic state of affairs, both on an individual and societal scale.
Prose Writing
10 Great Books to Add to Your Reading List
Books to add to your reading list. The top 5 novels and the top 5 non-fiction books that left a strong impression on me – whether it was inspirational for my own writing or just significantly altered my perspective.
Fiction Prose Writing
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…
Prose Writing
One Year Later: Writing, Music, and Art of 2024
One year and 116 posts later, let’s review art in 2024 featuring writings and music by BW Derge along with Nick Ring on the guitar.
Fiction Prose Writing
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.
Fiction Prose Writing
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.