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A collection of my personal stories from Tankwa town, the dust oasis and alternate reality known as Afrika Burn.
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Day 9: Homage to her
Day 9: Homage to her
I’ve travelled in humid, winding greenery Sweat beading down the small of my back I’ve lived in unkind, white winters so biting — the only…
Andrea Fedder
May 21, 2017
Day 8: Her fire licked our wounds
Day 8: Her fire licked our wounds
I’ve let a desert day slip by without acknowledging the thoughts traversing through my mind. Eight days and a morning have passed in which…
Andrea Fedder
May 20, 2017
Day 6: What day is it?
Day 6: What day is it?
It’s true what they say, the days here really do bleed into one. But as similar as they are in their routine, their collection of oddities…
Andrea Fedder
May 19, 2017
Day 5: The things that remain
Day 5: The things that remain
How far does one have to journey to hear one’s own thoughts? I keep coming back to this very same desire. For the first few days in Tankwa…
Andrea Fedder
May 19, 2017
Day 4: Acclimation
Day 4: Acclimation
I’m writing by the light of a lantern. It’s important to pause amid the dust and hustle to scribe the words of the heart.
Andrea Fedder
May 16, 2017
Day 3: Conflicted
Day 3: Conflicted
My heart,
Andrea Fedder
May 16, 2017
Day 2: Walk with me
Day 2: Walk with me
Building up a camp in the Binnekring is no small feat. You’re not only setting up your own semi-secluded reprieve from the sun for the next…
Andrea Fedder
May 15, 2017
Day 1: But first, you must leave your excess baggage
Day 1: But first, you must leave your excess baggage
By the time we were on the road, 6 hours of trailer and caravan packing had lumbered by. At first, structured and methodical, everything in…
Andrea Fedder
May 5, 2017
Prelude to a strange adventure
Prelude to a strange adventure
Everyone says it will change you. They say there’s nothing like it. I’ve been asked by several people what my motivation for going was…
Andrea Fedder
May 5, 2017
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