Though I’d been wanting to go for YEARS, last year was my first burn. It was amazing. Life changing. Incredible. So incredible that Burning Man significantly influenced a book I wrote right after coming home. The book is infused with the spirit and aesthetics of Burning Man. Additionally, Burning Man gave me so much wild faith that I had the guts to submit the book to a publisher
, who accepted the book soon after and published it last winter.The book is called Placenta of Love and it’s about a robot pirate who creates the love of his life out of an AI and a placenta, and what happens when the placenta tries to reproduce, creating life. So, when the 2012 Burning Man Fertility 2.0 theme was announced, I was overjoyed. What a perfect theme, in so many ways!
Burning Man means the world to me, the book means the world to me and the Fertility 2.0 theme is rocking. I am determined to share my art with the Burning Man community, gifting my art to fellow burners.
I have a friend who will bring copies of my book to Burning Man and give them as gifts!
Sadly, due to distribution issues for physical copies, I’ve only been able to acquire a few books 
. BUT I want to share the book with more than a few burners this year because: FERTILITY. Sharing the book with fellow burners feels like coming full circle. It’s a rite of passage, like last year’s theme.My gift to you, fellow burners: I can afford to buy and gift fifty e-copies of my book, in either Kindle or Nook format. If you’d like a copy as a gift, please email me at spikemarlowe at gmail dot com, and I’ll get your information and buy you your e-book.
There are Kindle/Nook apps for other devices if you don’t have a Kindle or Nook e-reader. Or, you can dig up sMiles at the Robot Factory (3:30 and A) during the burn and see if he still has a physical copy left to give away. http://www.therobotfactory.net/I hope you have an amazing burn this year. And if you couldn’t get a ticket like me, I hope you kick back with a Tecate and remember your favorite Burning Man memories and toast your fellow burners out on the playa, just like I will.
Xoxo
Spike