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I wrote this about Zach Cregger's "Weapons" and a bunch of my feelings about school shootings. Will there be more movie essays from Derek? Only time will tell
www.wigwagmag.com/vol-40-weapons

My good friend @tonyhotran.bsky.social let me write about Magic: the Gathering and the encroaching doom of AI. I will write for you too if you want me to
slate.com/technology/2...

A deeply personal story for me despite having a werewolf in it. Really gets at the intersection of my life as a teacher and a writer. Personally really proud of this one
trampset.org/wild-child-9...

Wrote this one after a period of extreme stress and dental surgery. Pretty self-explanatory to be honest
thesissyfuss.com/one-must-ima...

Another happy flash piece about a worldwide hibernation strike. Wrote this in the middle of covid. Whatever could have been on my mind
milkcandyreview.home.blog/2021/02/04/h...

A happy little story about the end of the fucking world. People really like this one. I do too
milkcandyreview.home.blog/2020/05/14/r...

The first thing I ever had published was this excerpt from a book I wrote, also about sad teens. There's like 80,000 more words than this if anyone would like to publish them
embarkliteraryjournal.com/issues/issue...

The first piece of flash I wrote because a friend bullied me into it. This one is pretty good
wigleaf.com/201812monste...

A horror story about Magic: the Gathering! I would like to do more horror, and more writing about Magic, again if I ever find the time. Read this if you want to feel bUmMeD oUt
thefuriousgazelle.com/2018/05/11/d...

A classic Derek "sad Midwestern teen" story. I would like to do more of this if I ever find the time to write again. I personally like this one a lot
thecollapsar.org/accidents-by...

Not gonna bring up what you want