“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.
Tag: humanity
Humanity – if you’re reading this, you might be one. Here’s writing, poetry, and essays on humanity by BW Derge
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
Fiction Prose Writing
Chapter One: The Village on Laenif
From Laenif: Book 1, chapter one: “The Village on Laenif”
Fiction Prose Writing
The Death of Love in Modern Times: A Tragedy in 6 Scenes
Short story in 2024 by BW Derge about modern love and its unimpressive death at the hands of man’s stupidity. Six scenes with two main characters, Melissa and Gavin, plus two supporting roles of Barry and Tina. Not based on any actual occurrences or people.
Poetry Writing
A Silly Dream – Everywhere But Elsewhere
“A Silly Dream” – Poem by BW Derge from “Everywhere But Elsewhere” – written in 2010
Fiction Prose Writing
Troubled Midnight (excerpt from Laenif: Book One)
From Laenif: Book 1, chapter eight: “Troubled Midnight”
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 –
Fiction Prose Writing
Another Paradigm of Gravitational Material
From “Remember Me, Nothing” chapter Fourteen “Another Paradigm of Gravitational Material”
Poetry Writing
Swallow a Soul – Therapeutic Uses of Swallowing a Soul
“Swallow a Soul” – Poem by BW Derge from “A Doomed, Faceless, Abstract Idea Presented Through the Medium of Poetry” – written in 2005 at St. John’s at Prospect Hall in Frederick, MD – studying creative writing and the therapeutic uses of swallowing a soul