About Derek Leif
Derek Leif devotes his life to finding things that grab his attention, and then make him say either "then what" if it's a story, or "what else," if it's non fiction.
When he's not doing that, he creates things that he hopes do the same for others.
You can write him at [email protected], by the way. He'll write back, at least until he becomes famous, and starts receiving so many emails that he has no time to answer them.
When he's not doing that, he creates things that he hopes do the same for others.
You can write him at [email protected], by the way. He'll write back, at least until he becomes famous, and starts receiving so many emails that he has no time to answer them.
About Supporting Derek Leif
Derek's delusional plan is to support himself solely by encouraging others to send him a dollar (or more) via Venmo (@derekleif).
Then he can spend the rest of his life listening to works, reading words, thinking about words, speaking words, writing words, and playing his ukulele. He'll also listen to music, look at things, and think about other things besides words from time to time.
And when he's not doing that, he'll use his other senses and move around some.
That about covers it.
Then he can spend the rest of his life listening to works, reading words, thinking about words, speaking words, writing words, and playing his ukulele. He'll also listen to music, look at things, and think about other things besides words from time to time.
And when he's not doing that, he'll use his other senses and move around some.
That about covers it.
About Using Derek Leif's Stuff (in a nutshell: forget the money...just give credit)
Everything on this website that specifically and solely belongs to Derek Leif--the stories, the songs, the essays, everything--is licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 International License.
The "Talks Without Music" page, for example, is just Derek Leif's work...you can use that all you want. Just please, keep reading, though.
In other words: use it, distribute it, make money off of it...just say, somewhere, that you used Derek Leif's stuff, and that you send him much love.
Just consider Venmoing a buck or more to @derekleif.
May joy and many ideas bloom as if that kid actually planted some of The Giving Tree's seeds, carefully trimmed its many branches, and made all he needed out of that renewable resource.
Just remember: this doesn't apply to the music in the "Talks With Music" page--which is by Henning Ohlenbusch--and the non-AI illustrations, which belong to other artists. You need to ask them before using those.
The "Talks Without Music" page, for example, is just Derek Leif's work...you can use that all you want. Just please, keep reading, though.
In other words: use it, distribute it, make money off of it...just say, somewhere, that you used Derek Leif's stuff, and that you send him much love.
Just consider Venmoing a buck or more to @derekleif.
May joy and many ideas bloom as if that kid actually planted some of The Giving Tree's seeds, carefully trimmed its many branches, and made all he needed out of that renewable resource.
Just remember: this doesn't apply to the music in the "Talks With Music" page--which is by Henning Ohlenbusch--and the non-AI illustrations, which belong to other artists. You need to ask them before using those.