All posts by Tales From the Playa

Tales From the Playa are dreams and memories of events that took place at Burning Man, as told by participants. Submit your story here.

For the Grace of God in the Desert Here and the Desert Far Away

October 2, 2003 By Tales From the Playa

First, what, exactly, is Burning Man? Burning Man is an ephemeral, World's Fair-class arts festival and neo-tribal gathering held for ...Read More

October 2, 2003 By Tales From the Playa

Burning geishas for a burning man. ...Read More

September 30, 2003 By Tales From the Playa

Burning Man is all the proof you need. ...Read More

September 29, 2003 By Tales From the Playa

Their torsos bridged over the rear of her bike, a tender kiss of conclusion. ...Read More

September 24, 2003 By Tales From the Playa

I want to burn the paths that lead us to one another. ...Read More

September 14, 2003 By Tales From the Playa

It had been a long time, but I was home again, this time in a new place far from the ...Read More

September 13, 2003 By Tales From the Playa

Here, we come to be human. ...Read More

September 11, 2003 By Tales From the Playa

"It's not me," she said as she walked away. "It's God." ...Read More

September 11, 2003 By Tales From the Playa

Old-timers proclaim: "Burning Man's dead!" ...Read More

September 10, 2003 By Tales From the Playa

Prologue PRIOR TO ATTENDING THE BURN, I committed a mistake that would be typical of a virgin. My naïveté had ...Read More