Illustration of Derek Powazek by Adam Ellis

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White Folks for Obama

One of the many things I love about my dear wife is her patronage of the arts. After too many…

Chihuahuas and Children, a Story in Three Parts

Photo by Heather 1. Heather’s traveling for work, which means that I’m on Early Morning Walk duty. The dogs are…

On Permanence and Scars of Choice

The thing that gives me pause about getting a tattoo is all the awful things I would have gotten tattoos…

90-Second Stories

A short personal story by yours truly. This is the first entry in Fray’s new 90-Second Stories group. What’s your…

How Pixish Happened

With some stories, it’s hard to know where to begin. I could start with my obsession with photography and magazines…


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Hi, I’m Derek. I make awesome community-centric web stuff. I sometimes post things to Instagram. I’m mostly harmless. More.





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