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Jacci Turner
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The Cage partial copy
Teens
Author Insight
About Burning Man
Burning Man is an "Arts and Self- Expression" event in the Nevada at the end of August. Burning Man had found it's way into two of my books, The Cage and Bending Willow. I have not personally been to Burning Man although both of my kids are burners and both got married at Burning Man. I picked their brains about the event and had a third friend read read for accuracy. It fascinates me. I'm sure there are parts that I would like about it and parts that I would not like at all. For now, I'm content just to imagine it.
Book Excerpt
The Cage partial copy
“Burning Man takes place on a vast dry lake bed in the Black Rock Desert called the playa. This huge playa is covered in a fine dust which is very alkaline. It keeps anything from growing. So, there are no living things, besides people, at Burning Man. No bugs, no plants. Even birds fly around the playa because nothing grows for them to eat. And this alkali dust covers the cars and people, too. Have you seen the cars in town after Burning Man?” Most students nodded their heads.
Orlando had seen the burners’ cars around town. They looked like they’d been uncovered from being buried for a hundred years.
“Well, this dust covers everyone’s bodies, too, which helps keep the sun off your skin so you don’t get sunburned. And it keeps the smell down, if you know what I mean!” This time there was general laughter in the room.
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