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On a Dare...
I've never kept a blog before. I'm doing so on a dare, under the condition that I keep at it for at least 6 months and see where it takes me. I don't know if I'll be able to stay persistent enough to...
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They've Stolen Your Pets...
I wasn't originally going to post this here, but I've decided that it's important.It’s a nice summer day and your dogs are playing out in the yard as they often do. You keep them fenced in so that they...
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A NOTE ON ZOOS...
I take a lot of photos of wild animals living in zoos. People often look at my work and ask, "If you're for animal welfare, why do you support these zoos?" My answer is this:Zoos can be both a blessing...
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Article 10
It is nighttime, and the moon is only half-full in the pre-summer sky. In combination with the streetlamps, it creates just enough light to cast my shadow out before me. I follow this over the familiar...
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BURNING MAN: Rights of Passage
They're crunching the numbers. Some said that 30,000 people swarmed the desert that is Black Rock City, but I heard from some of the 'officials' that nearly 100,000 showed up. Rights of Passage marked...
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Burning Man: The Coyote Shaman
It was after they'd burned the Temple. I could feel the heat from the flames as we approached. It was uncanny. People were crying, cheering, and laughing as they moved around the temple in a massive...
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Burning Man: The Temple at Sunset
Dancing Wolf was full of light, and joy, and secret pain. The wolf skin headdress he wore was antique, but I could tell that he had taken immensely good care of it. Wolf, he said, was an animal he held...
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THE RED UFO AT BURNING MAN
We'd all expressed our pains, and fears, and joys on the walls of the great white structure. I had written about my car crash and the person who saved my life, then betrayed me. I doubt I will ever...
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Burning Man: The Man Burns
I stood, leaning forward over the open hole of the porta-potty toilet. Someone had ripped the lid off the seat, which I thought was kind of funny as I retched and tried to hurl. But nothing came up and...
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Burning Man: House Rules
I'd been alseep on the bus for what seemed to be only an hour, curled up beside Jake with Ashland the mountain lion draped over my body like a blanket. I'm sure the cars passing by nearly veered off...
View ArticleThe Owl Man
I'm really out of shape. Got to the fort and tidied it up for proper living. Not too hard, as it seems that someone else has been here before me. It’s quiet. High fire danger. Just going to have a...
View ArticleThe Owl Man Again
Went the visit the Owl Man today. Hadn’t actually planned to walk so far up the creek, but as I was laying in the crutch of a fallen log, playing my flute below the Mean Man’s Road, I saw a guy with a...
View ArticleOn Finding Your Totem Animal
Before reading, it is important to first realize what a totem animal actually is. You won't find it based on some online personality quiz, nor is it always your favorite animal. According to numerous...
View ArticleThe Blind Tiger Dream
I live in an orphanage. This is not uncommon for me in dreams, and, contrary to the stereotypical idea of an orphanage, I’m pretty well-cared for. We’re even going to have a huge Halloween feast. And...
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