The Stray Branch
Fall/Winter 2016
#18 Vol 15
Photo by Mark Burchard
This colored florescent light photo was a huge construction some 30 feet tall in the storied Madison Square
Park in New York City. The bottom is cut short because it was attached to its base at that point.
Mark Burchard, a former Motion Picture Costumer, was
inspired by the slaphappymoments in his 29th film,
“The Silence of the Lambs,” to try his hand at writing
comedy.He quickly moved on to include poetry, fiction,
and memoir. Now with over 70 pieces in print, Mark is
proud that his work has appeared in such diverse
publications as THE BATTERED SUITCASE,
WESTWARD QUARTERLY, AUDIENCE MAGAZINE,
LITTLE EPISODES, KEROUAC’S DOG,
DO HOOKERS KISS?,SKIVE MAGAZINE, and
THE STRAY BRANCH. Mark’s photographs were shown
at the launch of Little Episodes in London, and can be seen on the covers as well as within the pages of many
of the magazines mentioned above. His filmography can be found at IMDB.com