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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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Magnolia Magic Words

August 16, 2025
Tags: Texas, design, words, sign, home, family, television

Ark Selfies

June 15, 2023
Tags: creationism, amusement park, selfie, boat, family

Telling Natural History

June 13, 2023
Tags: museum, family, story, animals, education

Welcoming Pterosaur and Green Screen

May 18, 2023
Tags: museum, tourism, family, dinosaur, creationism, animals

Coming Soon

April 14, 2023
Tags: Northwoods, nature centers, parking lot, family, nature

Visiting St. Simeon

July 20, 2022
Tags: cairo, Coptic, family, relic, church

One Kind of Life

April 11, 2022
Tags: dubai, family, business, agriculture, immigration

Residents not Citizens

April 11, 2022
Tags: dubai, citizenship, passport, family, business, immigration
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A Well Lit Place

June 20, 2020
Tags: city, New York, street scene, books, american culture, home, family
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A Lost Home

June 09, 2020
Tags: film, interpretation, house, home, family
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Household Identities

June 08, 2020
Tags: india, house, identity, jainism, travel, hinduism, family
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A Person in the World

June 02, 2020
Tags: indonesia, family, house, personal, photography, hospitality, selfie
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Framing Identity

June 02, 2020
Tags: indonesia, house, identity, Mecca, images, family, space
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Playing in the Water

December 10, 2019
Tags: memorial, park, London, children, family, Royal Family
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Wright Family Burial

August 01, 2019
Tags: Wright Brothers, innovation, cemetery, tomb, Ohio, family
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