BEEN THINKIN’ ABOUT… STORIES FOUND & TOLD. “These are the classic monster movies, like Frankenstein,” Dustin is saying, pointing to several shelves full of DVDs. “Over there, the formation of Western civilization. Here, action films. There, horror. Here, documentaries.” Associate editor Dustin Burkett is giving me a tour of his film room. In the new…
BEEN THINKIN’ ABOUT… WATER, INK, & STONE. The early rains came down again, like they always do this time of year. The grass greens. The daffodil blooms, reminder that no matter the crazy outrage of the day, there is solace in new life, again, and again. It seems the world begins anew each year with…
Who’s Driving? by Freeman Payne with art by Dustin Burkett “Alvin got a new car!” “Alvin got a new car!” Soon everyone had heard, their excited exclamations buzzing In Alvin’s psyche. Soon little guy and little Alv were talking with Guy and Alv. They all liked cars. “What kind is it?” “I don’t know” Guy…
Dustin Burkett, Tattoo Craftsman “Tattooing always gives me goals to strive for and these goals have opened the doors that led me to where I am today: humbled father, loving husband, respectful son, helpful friend and concerned citizen and — hopefully — reliable artist! “Sometimes hard endurance of life sheds light on hidden groves of…