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Sky Burton

What is a tailless whip scorpion?

Bugs, Scorpions & the Existential Spider: A Love Letter to Costa Rica

I woke up around 3 AM with a tickle on my leg. Something was crawling under the sheet. I threw off the sheet and there it was: a thumbnail-sized black spider, just chillin’ on my thigh like it paid rent.

Frequencies And Cosmic Subtitles

Frequencies And Cosmic Subtitles

I’m not the type to leap headfirst into claims about interdimensional portals or cosmic vibrations. At least, I wasn’t back then. These days, my beliefs hover much closer to just north of woo-woo.

Animals fighting

A Punch in the Face

I saw a man get punched once — a perfect hook to the cheek on a bone-cold morning near the McCormick Center in Chicago.

Open Pockets —End of an Era

Open Pockets —End of an Era

My world feels like open pockets in my favorite jacket — that oversized denim patchwork thing. I looked down at its comfortable form and put my hands in those big pockets and realized how it has defined me, you know, if I was fabric.

One Night in New Orleans

Chapter 7 - One Night in New Orleans

And yet another moral occurs to me now: Make love when you can. It’s good for you. ― Kurt Vonnegut

Do you want to take a road trip? Travel in an RV.

What You Hear When You Silence All Those Voices

I became wild. Then I became wise. Resilience crept up on me, originally disguised as arrogance, though it wasn’t about feeling superior to anyone — it was about knowing, with certainty, that I stood alone.

The extraordinary influence of Louis Tomlinson. Author Skylar Burton

The Love It Takes

Louis Tomlinson deserves a broad audience for his unique inspirational abilities. Need a bit of inspiration? Check out this book: The Love It Takes, the extraordinary influence of Louis Tomlinson, by Skylar Burton.