My Daughter’s Question by Marc Davidson We buried the remains of a family dog today. It must have reminded our four year old daughter Laurence of last summer when we buried my father’s remains. Laurence has a vague understanding of death, or “going back to nature” as we have explained it to her; she …
[slidepress gallery=’lorivrba-safekeeping’] Hover over the image for navigation and full screen controls Lori Vrba Safekeeping play this essay Safekeeping: the act of keeping safe or the state of being kept safe; protection; care; custody. I’ve spent the last year exploring the desire to protect that which is, or is perceived to be, vulnerable or …
[slidepress gallery=’dimagavrysh-uganda’] Hover over the image for navigation and full screen controls Dima Gavrysh Uganda’s Forgotten War play this essay For over two decades a sectarian rebel group known as the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and its infamous leader, Joseph Kony, have been waging a war against the Ugandan people and government, burning villages, …
[slidepress gallery=’michaldaniel-inyourface’] Hover over the image for navigation and full screen controls Michal Daniel In Your Face play this essay Rules. “Don’t stare, don’t point,” said mom. ”Ask permission before making pictures,” say others. That’s not for me. I want to get as close a look as I can, right in your face if …
Bullet Catcher by Nathaniel Ward “Sargent says I’m going to grow up and be a bullet catcher.”, Cadets, Mt. Sterling High School ROTC, Mt. Sterling, KY I encountered two teenage ROTC cadets in Mt Sterling, Kentucky this fall. After I photographed them, they asked to see a copy of the shot. Holding the Polaroid …
[slidepress gallery=’richardmarkdobson-cresthotel’] Hover over the image for navigation and full screen controls Richard Mark Dobson The Crest Hotel play this essay editors note: this is a long essay…but, i think certainly worthy of discussion…stick with it…do not even start to watch this if you do not have a solid 15 minutes at your disposal….. …
Amur Leopard by Andrew Harrington Amur leopards are the world’s rarest cat. Between 25 and 40 remain in the wild. Can you remember how many kids were in your class at school? Imagine that’s the whole human race, it is not a good place to be. The population has been stable for the last …
[kml_flashembed fversion=”9.0.0″ movie=”https://www.burnmagazine.org/ss_essays/markovaska-cityinmourning/soundslider.swf?size=2&format=xml” targetclass=”flashmovie” publishmethod=”dynamic” width=”800″ height=”566″] [/kml_flashembed] Mark Ovaska City In Mourning On April 3rd, 2009 Jiverly Wong, depressed by economic hardship and aggravated by his poor English language skills, walked into the American Civic Association in Binghamton, N.Y. and opened fire. Within moments 13 victims were dead. As news of the …
[slidepress gallery=’paulrussell-besidethesea’] Hover over the image for navigation and full screen controls Paul Russell Beside The Sea play this essay Why the seaside? Well, I grew up in a little seaside town and spent a lot of time wandering around and around, even in the dead of winter. And now I find myself back …
As Light Shines on thy Thigh by Anton Kusters Kabukicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo – Going deeper underground… Walking the streets with Soichiro and his family. Kabukicho is the red light, food & gambling district of Shinjuku, smack in the middle of Tokyo. We gather at his office, where he shows me the work of …
