The Assless Chapel Newsletter #30: Communal Effort Edition
The Chaplain’s Weekly Screed As we get deeper into our Burning Man preparations, let’s reflect on communal effort. Communal effort is,...
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Jun 8, 202310 min
The Assless Chapel Newsletter #29: Gifting Edition
The Chaplain’s Weekly Screed I just recently came upon this, BORG’s ‘Statement of Values on Gifting’: “Burning Man exists solely because...
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May 22, 20239 min
The Assless Chapel Newsletter #28: Participation Edition
The Chaplain’s Weekly Screed I often think of how much our day-to-day life lacks participation. Many people function primarily as cogs...
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May 4, 202314 min
The Assless Chapel Newsletter #27: Ten Principles Edition
The Chaplain’s Weekly Screed I figure since we are now truly starting our prep, I’ll dedicate this edition of the newsletter to the Ten...
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Apr 12, 202310 min
The Assless Chapel Newsletter #26: Starting Line Edition
The Chaplain’s Weekly Screed A couple of these newsletters have claimed to be the start of preparations for Burning Man 2023. But this...
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Mar 29, 20232 min
The Assless Chapel Newsletter #25: Regionals Edition
[Most of this Newsletter Unavailable - Sensitive Information] Closing Thoughts Prior to Burning Man there was the Suicide Club and then...
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Mar 23, 20238 min
The Assless Chapel Newsletter #24: Calm Before the Storm Edition
The Chaplain’s Weekly Screed I had a great night at the Theme Camp Happy Hour at Burning Man Headquarters this past weekend. First off,...
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Mar 8, 20238 min
The Assless Chapel Newsletter #23: Nagging Edition
The Chaplain’s Weekly Screed I remember hearing, a long time ago, that 1996 was the last cool Burning Man. Until 1997, there was no real...
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Feb 22, 202310 min
The Assless Chapel Newsletter #22: New Faces Edition, aka The Big One
The Chaplain’s Weekly Screed Welcome everyone to the official(?) start of our group’s preparations for Burning Man 2023. I am, of...
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Feb 15, 20234 min
The Assless Chapel Newsletter #21: Turnin' It Up 2023 Edition
The Chaplain’s Weekly Screed Today I’ve got lots of news for you: good news, big news, little news, ticketing news, placement news,...
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Jan 31, 20233 min
The Assless Chapel Newsletter #20: The Waiting Period Edition
The Chaplain’s Weekly Screed We all know that feeling – the same one we’ve experienced again and again since we were children. That thing...
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Jan 11, 20234 min
The Assless Chapel Newsletter #19: Are We Starting this All Over Already?
The Chaplain’s Weekly Screed I am yet to get everything cleaned up and packed away – really. But it is time to start thinking – not yet...
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Jan 4, 20234 min
The Assless Chapel Newsletter #18: The New Year Edition
The Chaplain’s Weekly Screed Happy new year! Not sure what new things you’re all expecting, but Yosi is expecting a new – his very first...
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Dec 6, 20224 min
The Assless Chapel #17: Winter Holidays Edition
The Chaplain’s Weekly Screed In the United States, a big deal is made of the many winter holidays from various cultures. The reason for...
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Nov 18, 20223 min
The Assless Chapel Newsletter #16: Thanksgiving Edition
The Chaplain’s Weekly Screed In the United States, the holiday of Thanksgiving is on the horizon, just six days away. It’s a holiday...
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Oct 27, 20223 min
The Assless Chapel Newsletter #15: Theme Edition
THE CHAPLAIN'S WEEKLY SCREED I’m always torn on whether Burning Man should have themes. On the one hand, it mixes things up, gives us...
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Sep 27, 20223 min
The Assless Chapel #14: Awards Edition
THE CHAPLAIN'S WEEKLY SCREED This week’s screed is all about giving everyone awards for their contributions to the camp. I was hoping to...
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Sep 20, 20223 min
The Assless Chapel Newsletter #13: Decompression Edition
THE CHAPLAIN'S WEEKLY SCREED Decompression. Re-entry to the default world. I know it’s been hard for some of us. I got Covid during...
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Aug 17, 20224 min
The Assless Chapel Newsletter #12: Participation Edition
THE CHAPLAIN'S WEEKLY SCREED I saved this last of the Ten Principles for this week’s newsletter. Participation, for me, would be the...
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Aug 9, 20223 min
The Assless Chapel Newsletter #11: Immediacy Edition
THE CHAPLAIN'S WEEKLY SCREED Plutarch wrote that, “The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.” The idea being that,...
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