Random thoughts from 2009 about thinking and consciousness. Philosophical ramblings on the infinite loops that arise when thinking about thinking.
Tag: death
Death gets us all in the end. Here are poems and prose by BW Derge that mentions death. I want my tombstone to say “Who’s Healthy Now??”
Fiction Prose Writing
Don’t Touch the Water When the World Ends – Short Story
“Don’t Touch the Water When the World Ends,” a short story by BW Derge written in 2024, is a glimpse at an apocalypse where the Earth is drowned by toxic oceans. The last living human lies in a canoe, hope no longer exists, the last inhabited house floods, and discussions of the immense time and uncertainty involved with direct panspermia.
Poetry Writing
Two Ducks on the Open Sea (Or, ‘Quack’)
“Two Ducks on the Open Sea (Or, ‘Quack’) – Poem by BW Derge from “The Sun Will Eat You, Too – written in 2023
Poetry Writing
12 Rules for Manifestations of Consciousness with the Illusion of Creation
“Rules for Manifestations of Consciousness Consumed with the Illusion of Creation – is the title Poem from “Manifestations of Consciousness (Or, More Fucking Poems)” – written in 2007 by BW Derge
Poetry Writing
A Cosmic Shore (Poem by BW Derge)
“A Cosmic Shore – Poem by BW Derge from “Pillars of Salt, Book Two: Fuck Your Tea and Crumpets” – written in 2004
Poetry Writing
A Poem From the Unknown
“From the Unknown” – Poem by BW Derge from “Pillars of Salt, Book One: The Vultures of Orpheus” – written in 2005
Poetry Writing
A Silly Dream – Everywhere But Elsewhere
“A Silly Dream” – Poem by BW Derge from “Everywhere But Elsewhere” – written in 2010
Poetry Writing
The Mechanical Afterglow of Humankind
“Mechanical Afterglow” – Poem by BW Derge from “Mars Jazz” – written in 2013
Fiction Prose Writing
An Excuse for Melancholy, in Three Parts
Short story written in 2024 by BW Derge, “An Excuse for Melancholy (In Three Parts)” – with part 1, The Incident in the Woods – Part 2, Let’s Discuss Over Some Tea – and Part 3, Reunification –
Poetry Writing
Life as a Game of Tetris
“Life as a Game of Tetris” – Poem by BW Derge from “Paradox Locked” – written in 2018