“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: science
Science poems and other writing about science – science fiction and poetry by BW Derge
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
Fiction Prose Writing
To Another World, The Dreamer Dreamed (excerpt from Laenif: Book Two)
From Laenif: Book 2, “And the Sun Let Go” – chapter two: “To Another World, the Dreamer Dreamed”
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
A Vision of the Future: Your Automated Death Sentence
Short story by BW Derge, written in 2024 – A vision of the future where everything has been given to technology managed by artificial intelligence, including the government and its justice system.
Poetry Writing
Mars Jazz – A Poem About Fermi’s Paradox
Title poem by BW Derge from “Mars Jazz” (2016) – Poem about Fermi’s Paradox
Prose Writing
Eternity Has Time for Every Possibility
An essay on eternity, life after death, and whether or not anything matters at all. Does 1 +1 = 2?