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Travel writing about places near and far, mixing on-site photography with scholarly reflection

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The grave marker of Adele Brise in Champion near Door County.. composed in Walloon, related to French and still spoken in southern Belgium

What I’m reading,
Winter 2026:

gas station

Stop, Refresh!

August 31, 2024

Tags: Egypt, gas station, food, brands, language, interior scene

Finding a Rest Stop

August 31, 2024

Tags: cairo, travel, gas station, directions, work space

Landscapes of the Car

April 25, 2023

Tags: UP, gas station, street scene, storage, cars

Quality Gasolines

April 23, 2023

Tags: Northwoods, gas station, patriotism, sign, travel

Stopping on the Way

January 12, 2023

Tags: Midwest, road, infrastructure, gas station, travel

This Is a Nozzle

November 24, 2022

Tags: gas station, wisconsin, energy, transportation

The Layered Pump

November 24, 2022

Tags: gas station, energy, corporations, brands, economy, credit card, business

Gas and Screenland

November 24, 2022

Tags: gas station, wisconsin, energy, technology, aesthetic, screens

The Basic Interface

November 22, 2022

Tags: wisconsin, gas station, transportation, business, infrastructure, credit card

Any Time Any Place

November 22, 2022

Tags: wisconsin, gas station, sign, corporations, transportation, cars

The Challenge of Sameness

November 17, 2022

Tags: united states, road, brands, freeway, gas station, sign

In the Desert Lagoon

July 25, 2022

Tags: Egypt, desert, gas station, nature, cars, road

The Chillout

July 25, 2022

Tags: Egypt, infrastructure, road, gas station, cars, desert

Indifferent Placement

May 30, 2021

Tags: wisconsin, memorial, place, sacred space, street scene, power, parking lot, gas station, grass, landscape