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What If, after 10 Years of Really Trying, I Still Suck at a Principle?
It’s time to admit the truth: I suck at Radical Self-Reliance. It’s really bad. I went to my first Regional ...Read More
Reflections on 10 Years of This Shit
This ferocious, brutal, impossible year was my 10th trip to Black Rock City. I believe 10 is the “heat stroke” ...Read More
Decompression Tricks
I have just begun my process of re-integrating this POTENT year. But I wanted to share a few tips that ...Read More
Death at Burning Man
Someone ran into the fire at this year's Burn. That affects everything...and nothing. As soon as I got off Playa ...Read More
After On-playa Campaign, Burners Head Out for Hurricane Harvey Recovery
By Jon Mitchell
On Friday, August 25, Hurricane Harvey made landfall northeast of Corpus Christi, Texas. As a Category 4 storm with winds ...Read More
Updated Response After Incident During Saturday Burn
Aaron Joel Mitchell, 41, succumbed Sunday morning to injuries suffered after breaking through a safety perimeter Saturday night and running ...Read More
Statement on Incident During Saturday Burn
At approximately 10:30 p.m. Saturday evening, a male participant at the annual Burning Man event in Northern Nevada broke through ...Read More
The Triumph of Fun and Weird Over Sense and Efficiency
After 30 years, someone turned the difficulty level up. Burners who have been here for decades and never had a ...Read More