How (Not) to Build a Theme Camp
When my friends and I put together our first Burning Man camp, there was no instruction manual. We had absolutely no idea what we were doing, and we did it ...Read More
Pack It Out – Reflections on BRC ’04
We did not find it here waiting. We made it. It is ours. ...Read More
Green Monkey
It is the first time since my son's death that a reminiscence of him brings me a smile. ...Read More
Cephalopods
I felt like all those horrible years of holding back were now gone forever. ...Read More
Knob
Burning Man is a continual week-long process of letting go. There are so many things to get snagged on - ...Read More
NYC Decompression
By Madonna
Everyone from the East Coast and all over the country gathered in New York on November 22, 2003, to celebrate ...Read More
Being There – A Cardboard Trek
We were not going to make a burn trip with an infant of 2 weeks or less. ...Read More
Why People Dress Funny at Burning Man
In the ”early days,” we didn't wear costumes at Burning Man. ...Read More
Gathering All Our Playa Friends to Decompression
By Madonna
A whole day of friends shaking hands and celebrating a successful Burn. With plenty of music, dance and the occasional ...Read More