“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: Short Story
Short stories written by BW Derge and possibly contributors to BWDerge.com
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.
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.
Fiction Prose Writing
In Another Iteration of the Universe: The Jogger in the Woods
A short story by BW Derge, written in 2022 – ‘In Another Iteration of the Universe: The Jogger in the Woods” – about how little choices can reverberate across multiple versions of the cosmos.