Emily C. BurgerJul 13, 20205 min readSustainable Fashion: Making green clothes a realityIt’s no secret that the fashion industry is the second largest producer of CO₂ emissions after the oil industry. This is largely due to a...
Emily C. BurgerJul 11, 20207 min readStarting Your Student Life in Maastricht: Tips from a South AfricanAre you coming from a non-EU country and don't know what to expect for your studies in Maastricht? Afraid you'll freeze to death in the...
Emily C. BurgerDec 10, 20196 min readNovel Excerpt: Kruger's New MambaExcerpt from a novel set in South Africa, by Emily C. Burger.
Emily C. BurgerOct 3, 20195 min readOver the EdgeWith whitening knuckles, my fingers desperately gripped the lumpy features of the cliff-face. Acid burnt through the muscles in my...
Emily C. BurgerMar 10, 20192 min readBurningNight is the mask of fear and despair, cloaking over what is soft and beautiful by day, twisting dreams into nightmares. A field, soaked...
Emily C. BurgerFeb 14, 20191 min readSpiritSome horses are too wild to tame. I thought perhaps that if I was gentle with you, if I waited long enough for you to see my love for...
Emily C. BurgerJan 20, 20191 min readThe DanceWe are leaves falling, You and I, Bound by nature, Bound by time. We fall from the tree, You and me, Floating in the wind, Dancing in the...
Emily C. BurgerDec 24, 20181 min readThe Greatest GiftJust when I thought I'd found a box for you, With a silver ribbon and clear label too, I realise that nothing will ever contain, The...
Emily C. BurgerDec 18, 20182 min readLove is a LionI had never seen a creature that appeared to breathe power, His large golden ribs expanding and falling With the calm arrogance only...
Emily C. BurgerNov 5, 20181 min readFacesWe're not racist, But we'll paint our faces brown, Smear our lips red, And wear curly wigs, In the name of tradition. We're not racist,...