The Assless Chapel Newsletter #53: Participation Edition
The Chaplain’s Screed The Participation ethos at Burning Man is inherited from the Cacophony Society and, before that, the Suicide Club. ...
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- Jul 15
- 6 min
The Assless Chapel Newsletter #53: Gifting Edition
The Chaplain’s Screed One of the Ten Principles is Gifting. The word ‘gifting’ has been used as a verb for centuries and sounds as if...
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- Jul 6
- 11 min
The Assless Chapel Newsletter #52: Leave No Trace Edition - Wastewater
The Chaplain’s Screed Those of you who are regular readers of this newsletter know that I distinguish Leave No Trace (LNT) from the other...
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- Jun 26
- 7 min
The Assless Chapel Newsletter #51: Radical Self-Reliance Edition
The Chaplain’s Screed Self-Reliance is the first of the Ten Principles and, relatedly, the one that seems to have the most tension with...
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- Jun 22
- 8 min
The Assless Chapel Newsletter #50: Communal Effort Edition
The Chaplain’s Screed Communal effort isn’t just one of the Ten Principles, it is, arguably, the main reason camps like ours are able to...
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- Jun 11
- 6 min
The Assless Chapel Newsletter #49: Immediacy Edition
The Chaplain’s Screed Many people know the Burning Man history bit about how, after getting kicked off Baker Beach in San Francisco,...
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- May 14
- 8 min
THE ASSLESS CHAPEL NEWSLETTER #48: Decommodification Edition
The Chaplain’s Screed Decommodification is the one of the Ten Principles that most makes me feel free; even more than Radical...
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- Apr 30
- 7 min
The Assless Chapel Newsletter #47: Radical Self-Expression and Consent Edition
The Chaplain’s Screed For those of you who have camped with me, you understand that Radical Self-Expression is one of the Ten Principles...
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- Apr 18
- 6 min
THE ASSLESS CHAPEL NEWSLETTER #46: Civic Responsibility Edition (and Ticket Allocation)
The Chaplain’s Screed I’m officially starting my yearly rotation of focusing on one of the Ten Principles with each and (nearly) every...
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- Feb 14
- 9 min
THE ASSLESS CHAPEL NEWSLETTER #43: Ritual and Art Edition
The Chaplain’s Screed In a week or two, I’ll send out a newsletter focused on tickets and in March I’ll start my cycle of Ten Principles...
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- Jan 18
- 7 min
The Assless Chapel Newsletter #42: New Beginnings Edition
The Chaplain’s Screed Burning Man preparation is like a wheel. You’re always moving forward on your journey, but the mechanism that gets...
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- Dec 15, 2023
- 4 min
The Assless Chapel Newsletter #41: Mission Edition
The Chaplain’s Screed Burning Man culture predates Burning Man itself. It came from a rich cultural brew of avant garde absurdist...
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- Oct 31, 2023
- 14 min
THE ASSLESS CHAPEL NEWSLETTER #40: The Everything Ever, Interminably Long Edition
The Chaplain’s Screed Well, everyone, it’s been a while since you’ve heard from me and I hope you’re all the better for that. Much has...
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- Sep 18, 2023
- 6 min
The Assless Chapel Newsletter #39: Doing It Better Edition
The Chaplain’s Screed Wow… I have still not come down from this amazing Burning Man. Thank you all for making it so special. And thanks...
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- Sep 11, 2023
- 7 min
The Assless Chapel Newsletter #38: Decompression Edition
The Chaplain’s Screed This newsletter is going to be a bit different than the rest. It is mostly my discombobulated ponderings. I don’t...
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- Aug 16, 2023
- 8 min
The Assless Chapel Newsletter #37: Civic Responsibility Edition
The Chaplain’s Screed I’ve saved the most boring of the Ten Principles for last. It’s funny to me to go through the Ten Principles and...
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- Aug 9, 2023
- 8 min
The Assless Chapel Newsletter #36: Leave No Trace Edition
The Chaplain’s Screed Before I get to the meat of this newsletter, I wanted to share with you a thought I had. I love watching my...
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- Jul 5, 2023
- 6 min
The Assless Chapel Newsletter #33: Immediacy
The Chaplain’s Screed Immediacy is, for me, the hardest of the Ten Principles to incorporate into my life. I’m working on it, but to be...
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- Jun 28, 2023
- 6 min
The Assless Chapel Newsletter #32: Radical Inclusion Edition
The Chaplain’s Weekly Screed The Radical Inclusion principle is expressed as: “Anyone may be a part of Burning Man. We welcome and...
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- Jun 22, 2023
- 6 min
The Assless Chapel Newsletter #31: Decommodification Edition
The Chaplain’s Weekly Screed Ironically for a financial guy with a strong belief in the benefits of market economics, I think...
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