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derekwrites.bsky.social
Amateur playwright, aspiring children's author, and all-around strange person. #writingcommunity #kidlit #amquerying
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Dude's wanted a military parade for himself for years and he finally makes it happen and turnout is worse than at a medium sized city's farmers market on a rainy day while like 2% of the entire country went out to protest his bullshit

submitted 1 day ago • 47 comments

Did I just pay the ridiculous upcharge to see How to Train Your Dragon on the "Super EMax" screen? Yes. Do I think it's going to be worth it just for that first scene of Hiccup riding Toothless through the rocks? Hell yes.

submitted 16 hours ago • 0 comments

Triple H finally did it. What little remaining interest I had in tangentially following WWE is dead.

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

assassins dress like cops bc that’s who’s allowed to murder people in broad daylight

submitted 1 day ago • 43 comments

Ten writers by whom I've read more than 5 books (trying to avoid picture books lol) The first 10 to come to mind! Terry Pratchett Elmore Leonard Douglas Adams Michael Moorcock Christopher Moore Mark Twain HG Wells JRR Tolkein RL Stine Kate DiCamillo

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Solidarity for LA under siege from the government.

submitted 5 days ago • 2 comments

Life hack for enjoying the Wish soundtrack, which was melodically good but lyrically a mess: listen to the Korean version

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

God does not want me to write. The THIRD laptop that I have purchased to act as a distraction free writing tool has bricked just as I was sitting down to start on something. Fuck my goddamn life, I already do not want to be on this stupid planet and know I can't write when I finally want to

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

You ever see a meme that’s just So Dumb but you love it with all your heart and it brings joy throughout your day?

submitted 7 days ago • 6 comments

Over/under on how long until they get their presidential pardon?

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Been so tired, run down.

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Now Zoidberg's the popular one!

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

If we had a functioning fourth estate, maybe someone could force Trump to explain why he let a "big-time drug addict" run half the government (or force Musk to explain why he introduced his children to a pedophile)

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

If you don't love me at my harfam, you don't deserve me at my loric

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Working up a space horror plot at the moment where of course the sole female character is the only competent person and the men just keep making things worse. Sometimes satire is too easy. #amplotting #horrorlit

submitted 12 days ago • 2 comments

Not to mention wildly varying information about where the genitals are And the amount of sex that undercover police have

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments