Dendrophilia and Other Social Taboos by Dani Burlison

Dendrophilia and Other Social Taboos by Dani Burlison

Dani Burlison's collection of essays, named after her McSweeney's Internet Tendency column of the same name, is an exploration of the wacky, shameful, ridiculous and heartbreaking topics that the rest of us don't want to talk about. Part anthropological research on new age practices, part memoir with humorous and often brutally honest self-reflection, Dendrophilia covers the most absurd taboos that you never thought you actually really do want to talk about. --- Dani Burlison is that rare writer who can rip her own heart out, lay it on the page, and still make you laugh with (sometimes jaded) recognition at the hilarity of it all. The way Dani sees the world will remind you why you like to read. Ariel Gore, author: HipMama Magazine, Bluebird and The End of Eve Dani Burlison's writing makes me love the freak in me, the I made such a bad decision last night part of me, the sure that sounds like a great idea regretful me. Her writing is full of humor and humility, bravado and vulnerability; she makes me happy to be alive and reminds me that we are not alone. Tomas Moniz, Rad Dad and Bellies and Buffalos Dani will locate and tickle your crazy-sad-funny bone. MariNaomi, author/artist of Kiss & Tell: A Romantic Resume, Ages 0 to 22 In the essays, primarily set in the Bay Area counterculture, Burlison shares her experiences with readers as a kind of intermediary between normal reality and the plethora of bizarre and fantastic realms of Northern California's alt-lifestyles. Burlison narrates as a sardonic, yet down-to-earth tour guide. Thus, as the title implies, the book takes readers on a safari ride through a taboo-riddled landscape from a cuddle party where adults crawl around a room like magical cows in a mystical forest to a community center for old men celebrating the traditions of their Nordic Viking bloodline. Michael Sufro, Litseen: http: //litseen.com/?p=15919

Burlison, Dani: - Dani Burlison is the editor and creator of the anthology All of Me: Stories of Love, Anger and the Female Body (PM Press, 2019) and Dendrophilia and Other Social Taboos: True Stories, a collection of essays which first appeared in her McSweeney's Internet Tendency column of the same name. She has been a staff writer at a Bay Area alt-weekly, a book reviewer for Los Angeles Review and a regular contributor at Yes! Magazine, Chicago Tribune, KQED Arts, The Rumpus, and Made Local Magazine. Her writing can also be found at Ms. Magazine, Earth Island Journal, WIRED, Utne, The Writer, Portland Review, Ploughshares, Vestal Review, Hip Mama Magazine, Rad Dad, Spirituality & Health Magazine, Shareable, Bike Monkey Magazine, Tahoma Literary Review, Prick of the Spindle, and more. She teaches, writes, and lives in Santa Rosa, CA.

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ISBN 13	9780615928272
ISBN 10	0615928277
Title	Dendrophilia and Other Social Taboos
Author	Dani Burlison
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Petals & Bones
Year published	2013-12-01
Number of pages	160
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.