Derek Des Anges

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Bad-time Boy. I write books, try to learn new things, and drink unremittingly silly cocktails.
Lads the preorders for the mall horror anthology are open with a $2 discount on the RRP. If youre interested in themed horror or supporting small press or diverse authorship please check out Escalators to Hell outta From Beyond Press. https://frombeyondpress.com/product/escalators-to-hell-shopping-mall-horrors/
Transform the World

"Today I swam through MOMA. Leon says it was a waste, encasing the art, then flooding the museum—frivolous and elitist. I say it was a gesture of optimism, a triumph of technology and political will." Want to thrill to the possibilities of a hopeful future? We asked a bunch of sci-fi writers to spin tales of a better future, imagining ways in which the world might become a better place. From a swim through an underwater museum to a joyous dance at a futuristic concert, from the eco-friendly aftermath of an alien invasion and retreat to the refurbishing of an old climate-ravaged home in New Vancouver, these fourteen short sci-fi stories will to restore your faith in the future. A world transformed is a world we can all hope for. Book three in the Writers Save the World short story anthologies. If you enjoy this book, check out Fix the World and Save the World. Continue Reading →

For everyone who prefers their fiction in audio form, my short story A Change of Clothes is now available on Podcastle.org, narrated by Isaac Harwood: https://podcastle.org/2023/08/08/podcastle-799-a-change-of-clothes/ [Boosts ok]
PodCastle 799: A Change of Clothes - PodCastle

A Change of Clothes By Derek Des Anges Security at the Bellside Gym and Leisure Centre was, in the opinion of Ivan Kles, a joke. Just as an example, like, he’d been able to walk right into the changing rooms and lockers where everyone kept their stuff without having a gym pass and without anyone […]

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[Art] From Whole Cloth

Whole Cloth inveighs against the idea that what has been lengthily ruptured and partly lost, intermingled, and redistributed, can ever be returned to what it was before. It is an antidorte to prela…

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Hello #Firefox ate my session restore and the "dick about and rename things from the profile folder" fix detailed here didn't fix it: https://support.mozilla.org/bm/questions/1204253 does anyone have better suggestions?
Lost session (previously open tabs gone) | Firefox Support Forum | Mozilla Support

Unfair Exchange is now available to read, pay-what-you-choose (including "nothing"), on Gumroad: https://houseofd.gumroad.com/l/unfairex

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Unfair Exchange

Unfair Exchange is a 14-page story about a lonely young woman who takes a holiday and encounters a monster... and also something lurking in the water.Originally published by LemonSpouting magazine, the magazine's site is no more, and as they published it free-to-read I'm offering you the same option. However, if you'd like to make a contribution to the cause, please know every penny is treasured. At least briefly.

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I have returned to making terrible crimes against the concept of music, rejoice (post public, share at will): https://soundcloud.com/algiahyena/field-jam
Field Jam

Constructed entirely from field recordings taken in London and badly played with. Samples included: a man blowing his nose in a shop; a laughing child; the Thames tidal waves on a pebble beach; a bag

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Hello my story is out at The Saltbush Review, free to read: https://saltbushreview.com/issue-3/

(this toot is public, feel free to boost if you wish)

Issue 3

Editorial Welcome to Issue 3 of The Saltbush Review. It is an honour to be able to build on the successes of our previous issues, and bring you another edition of wonderful fiction, non-fiction and…

The Saltbush Review
Academia on the Fediverse: Mastodon ful of Musty Dons
Good news, eggs and non-eggs: The Corporate Catharsis: Work from Home Edition is now available, full of #scifi and #fantasy short stories. Support #SmallPress and grab your copy from any number of places (not just Jeff Bezos Warehouse Of Suffering). https://waterdragonpublishing.com/product/corporate-catharsis-work-from-home-edition/
Corporate Catharsis: The Work From Home Edition

The pandemic came and the world changed. Lives have changed; work has changed. The boundaries between reality and fantasy have become as blurred as those between life and work.

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