Brad Bursa

  • The Feeling of Things: On the Contemplation of Work

    I’ve come to realize I’m not particularly good at anything other than trying hard at everything. Working hard has roots in my own heredity, and deeper ones that tap into my immigrant ancestry. “I’ll outwork anyone” has been an underlying attitude of mine for most of my life. This has gotten me into trouble at…

    Brad Bursa

  • Firebird

    Streaking across the sky like a meteor, a firebird in flight. A bald eagle flapping wings on an easterly flight path aimed for the rising sun. The golden globe’s rays were, at the same time, reaching out to the earth, waking land and sky, and transfiguring the eagle before my eyes. As it flew higher…

    Brad Bursa

  • Something in the Way: An Easter Reflection

    I grew up on grunge. The raw emotion, rough vocals, evasive lyrics, and diversity of sounds fascinated me. I suppose in my emo adolescence, it soundtracked the drama of my life. I don’t listen to grunge much anymore, but I was recently reintroduced to Nirvana’s “Something in the Way” through Stephen Wilson Jr’s cover of…

    Brad Bursa