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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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ethiopia

Ethiopian and Evangelical

June 02, 2022
Tags: London, church, ethiopia, evangelicalism, worship, music

Picturing Spirituality

June 01, 2022
Tags: ethiopia, prayer, spirituality, religion, monastery

Saints and Views

June 01, 2022
Tags: ethiopia, view, saint, landscape, monastery, desert, sacred space

Nine Superhero Saints

June 01, 2022
Tags: ethiopia, saint, painting, sacred space, christianity, identity, Orthodox

Another Monastery

June 01, 2022
Tags: ethiopia, landscape, plants, monastery, sacred space, saint

Books of a Place

June 01, 2022
Tags: ethiopia, books, identity, nation, christianity, bible

Bringing out the Treasures

June 01, 2022
Tags: ethiopia, monastery, art, sacred space, things, identity

A Conceptual Error

May 31, 2022
Tags: ethiopia, religion, monastery, street scene, children, business

Just Getting By

May 31, 2022
Tags: ethiopia, street scene, sacred space, monastery, poverty

Yet Another Place Loss

May 30, 2022
Tags: ethiopia, place, preservation, monastery, stone, church

Monasteries and Borders

May 30, 2022
Tags: ethiopia, monastery, nation, calendar, identity, pilgrimage

A Place for Males

May 30, 2022
Tags: ethiopia, gender, monastery, clothing, women

A Spiritual Outpost

May 30, 2022
Tags: ethiopia, monastery, desert, view, architecture, residences

Remind Us of the Story

May 29, 2022
Tags: ethiopia, icon, saint, story, sacred space, place

Why You Need a Snake or Dragon

May 29, 2022
Tags: ethiopia, travel, monastery, agriculture, desert
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