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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 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:

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The Rules of Arcadia

August 27, 2025
Tags: Texas, rural, mythology, flag, gate, neighborhoods

New City Gates

August 02, 2024
Tags: cairo, construction, gate, street scene, cars, city, Egypt, nation, power
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The Guarded Entrance

May 03, 2020
Tags: London, mosque, security, gate, Ahmadiyya, islam
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A Relic Gate

February 03, 2020
Tags: London, gate, relic, preservation, church, public space, architecture
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Coming into Touba

February 09, 2019
Tags: Senegal, pilgrimage, road, gate, sacred space, border, street scene
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A Balinese Gate

November 16, 2018
Tags: tourism, indonesia, bali, hinduism, gate, museum
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Bab Bou Jeloud

October 10, 2018
Tags: Morocco, gate, Florida, Disney, colonialism