{"id":9119,"date":"2025-03-31T21:34:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T01:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=9119"},"modified":"2025-03-31T21:35:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T01:35:15","slug":"blake-hackler-about-the-artist-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=9119","title":{"rendered":"Derek Hunter: About the Artist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Click here to <a href=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=9107\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">listen to his interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"793\" data-id=\"9109\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Best-Photo-of-Me.jpg?resize=695%2C793&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Best-Photo-of-Me-scaled.jpg?resize=898%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 898w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Best-Photo-of-Me-scaled.jpg?resize=61%2C70&amp;ssl=1 61w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Best-Photo-of-Me-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C875&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Best-Photo-of-Me-scaled.jpg?resize=1348%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1348w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Best-Photo-of-Me-scaled.jpg?resize=1797%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1797w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Best-Photo-of-Me-scaled.jpg?w=2085&amp;ssl=1 2085w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"644\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9112\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Kindle-Cover-to-Anonymous-Agnostic-Antichrists-with-Fools-Cap-Map-of-the-World-Image.jpeg?resize=644%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Kindle-Cover-to-Anonymous-Agnostic-Antichrists-with-Fools-Cap-Map-of-the-World-Image.jpeg?resize=644%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 644w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Kindle-Cover-to-Anonymous-Agnostic-Antichrists-with-Fools-Cap-Map-of-the-World-Image.jpeg?resize=44%2C70&amp;ssl=1 44w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Kindle-Cover-to-Anonymous-Agnostic-Antichrists-with-Fools-Cap-Map-of-the-World-Image.jpeg?resize=768%2C1222&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Kindle-Cover-to-Anonymous-Agnostic-Antichrists-with-Fools-Cap-Map-of-the-World-Image.jpeg?resize=965%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 965w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Kindle-Cover-to-Anonymous-Agnostic-Antichrists-with-Fools-Cap-Map-of-the-World-Image.jpeg?resize=1287%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1287w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Kindle-Cover-to-Anonymous-Agnostic-Antichrists-with-Fools-Cap-Map-of-the-World-Image.jpeg?w=1587&amp;ssl=1 1587w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Kindle-Cover-to-Anonymous-Agnostic-Antichrists-with-Fools-Cap-Map-of-the-World-Image.jpeg?w=1390&amp;ssl=1 1390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Derek is theauthor of 15 books\u201411 works of fiction, 4 nonfiction\u2014the creator of a philosophy called Love Chaos, an occult practitioner, and a general seeker after the variety and depths of existence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three of his most recent works are:\u00a0<em>Anonymous Agnostic Antichrists<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Passionate Pilgrims<\/em>, and\u00a0<em>The Human Drama Part Zero: The Fool, Frank Francine Fontaine.\u00a0<\/em>These were released in late 2023 and early 2024.\u00a0<em>AAA<\/em>, a novel, and\u00a0<em>PP<\/em>, a short nonfiction companion piece, were dedicated to the Shakespeare authorship question.\u00a0<em>The Human Drama<\/em>\u00a0series began this year with\u00a0<em>The Fool<\/em>\u00a0and will continue with\u00a0<em>The Magician<\/em>\u00a0on the Summer Solstice, a total of 78 short stories planned for the 78 tarot cards in the next 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Derek Hunter&#8217;s writing not only entertains but also invites introspection and exploration of profound philosophical questions. Whether delving into the complexities of human experience in his non-fiction works like &#8220;Love Chaos in Theory and Practice&#8221; or crafting imaginative tales in his fiction, Derek&#8217;s words have the power to captivate and provoke thought. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click here to listen to his interview. Derek is theauthor of 15 books\u201411 works of fiction, 4 nonfiction\u2014the creator of a philosophy called Love Chaos, an occult practitioner, and a general seeker after the variety and depths of existence. 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