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Posts about Burning Man

1 Day to Burning Man

Then came Heather. I had sworn off Burning Man and she’d never been. She looked me in the eye and…

2 Days to Burning Man

I didn’t go to Burning Man in 1999. I was just back from Europe and brought a nasty cold with…

3 Days to Burning Man

Burning Man 1998. Year two of Fray Camp. We had 17 campers who I felt responsible for. I spent the…

The Road to Burning Man

My friend and Vogon once removed Ben Brown is on a pre-playa road trip, and he’s posting to his site…

Vogon 2002

A smattering of pictures from last year by my fellow Vogons Robin Jean and Heather Champ. Looking at these photos…

Tales from the Playa

On the official Burning Man site they have a feature called Tales from the Playa where participants can post their…

4 Days to Burning Man

A flashback to Burning Man 1997. It was my second time there, and the year of the first Fray Camp.…

5 Days to Burning Man

My first Burning Man was 1996. I had no idea what I was getting into. But I stuffed a girlfriend…

6 Days to Burning Man

The sun sets over Vogon 2002. I submitted this photo and more to the official image archive at burningman.com. You…

7 Days to Burning Man

Only one week left until Burning Man. If you’re going, I’ll be there. Just look for Hector.


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Hi, I’m Derek. I live in San Francisco. I’m the cofounder of Fertile Medium and editor of Fray. I sometimes post things to Flickr and Twitter. My dog’s name is Bug. More.







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