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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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africa

The +1 Martyr

December 26, 2025
Tags: Egypt, martyrdom, laborers, migration, africa
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The African and Caribbean Memorial

December 12, 2020
Tags: London, memorial, africa, ancient Egypt, race
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Getting Past the Desert

November 28, 2020
Tags: Senegal, africa, nature, river, water, border
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The Ahmadiyya in West Africa

May 12, 2020
Tags: Sierra Leone, map, Ahmadiyya, africa, globalization
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The Countering Imagination

April 12, 2020
Tags: Sierra Leone, politics, american culture, immigration, africa, imagination, education
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Tied to North Africa

February 22, 2019
Tags: Senegal, africa, google earth, islam, city, Morocco
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The Sinai Giraffe and Ostrich

December 14, 2017
Tags: ancient Egypt, animals, Life, africa, mines

Humans from Someplace Besides New York

April 26, 2016
Tags: africa, New York, novel, city