Welcome to Dereckulous.com!

Hi, I’m Dereckulous. This is my little corner of the internet where poetry meets podcasts, where stories are messy, honest, and sometimes a little unhinged.

Bearly Functional (Podcast) started as an idea during one of those “what am I even doing?” days. You know the ones — when the to-do list is winning, the coffee isn’t strong enough, and your brain is running thirteen browser tabs you never opened. I needed a space to make sense of it all, and to share the kind of moments that don’t usually get airtime: the awkward, the heartfelt, the beautifully human.

Here you’ll find:

• Poems straight from my notebook, unpolished enough to feel real, but written with intention.

• Personal stories from my life as a queer, neurodivergent creative.

• Thoughts on connection, mental health, and why I think chaos is secretly kind of beautiful.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re just holding it together with duct tape and good intentions, you’re in the right place. Pull up a chair, grab your favorite drink, and make yourself at home.

Because being “bearly functional” is still being functional, and you might just find there’s more beauty in that than you think.

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