Derivative Works is the personal website of Daniel X. O’Neil (me). Laboring under this 2005 manifesto, I’ve been publishing here for a couple decades.

Hypertext enjambment

Building on the idea of compilation, I started modifying other works using a method I invented that adds meaning through hyperlinks, title tags, and other juxtapositions. Here’s an explanation and here’s examples:

Personal posts & essays

I’ve also used this site as a more traditonal blog, writing in topics under Art, Home, and Work, and I’ve written dozens of longer-form essays.