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Travel writing about places near and far, mixing on-site photography with scholarly reflection
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View fullsize The Fountain of Neptune in Bologna in the grand plaza.. from the 16th century. The logo for Maserati cars comes from the tip of that trident! 🔱

What I’m reading,
Winter 2026:

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Bahai

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The Quartz Substrate

November 19, 2017
Tags: Bahai, material, stone, architecture, temple

Books on Site

November 18, 2017
Tags: Bahai, books, scripture, symbols
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The Importance of Being Different

November 18, 2017
Tags: Bahai, temple, ecumenism, difference, scripture, writing, religion
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The Religion at the Top

November 18, 2017
Tags: Bahai, temple, religion, symbols, architecture, ecumenism
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A Temple for Everyone

November 18, 2017
Tags: Bahai, temple, public space, chicago, mormons, prayer, individualism
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Embodying a New Faith

November 18, 2017
Tags: Bahai, temple, symbols, chicago
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Facing Akka in America

November 18, 2017
Tags: temple, religion, architecture, Bahai, interior scene
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The First Bahai Temple

November 18, 2017
Tags: temple, chicago, religion, architecture, globalization, Bahai