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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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Relics of Martyrdom

December 27, 2025
Tags: Egypt, relic, martyrdom, things, money, church

Things Plus

April 30, 2023
Tags: UP, Great Lakes, climate change, water, writing, things

Storing Stuff

April 21, 2023
Tags: Northwoods, things, business, sign

The Lure of Things

February 23, 2023
Tags: museum, Northwoods, things, preservation, sign, fish

Objects from a Whole

June 17, 2022
Tags: england, monastery, preservation, things, museum

Bringing out the Treasures

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

The Stuff of the Expo

March 09, 2022
Tags: expo, souvenirs, things, books, chicago

Made in Mexico

March 06, 2022
Tags: expo, things, exhibits, mexico, flag, nation

Displaying a Nation

March 06, 2022
Tags: expo, Japan, things, sculpture, architecture, art, flag, nation

An Endless Number of Objects

March 06, 2022
Tags: expo, things, building, exhibits, statue, Italy

Sacred National Icons

January 31, 2022
Tags: expo, relic, things, museum, apple, cell phone, globalization, future
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The Boots of Johnny

August 27, 2021
Tags: nashville, relic, museum, books, things, clothing, story

Internet Hints

December 15, 2020
Tags: London, Internet, archives, things, space
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Old San Francisco

August 15, 2020
Tags: San Francisco, tech, wealth, poetry, bridges, things, museum
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The Personal Value of Things

June 09, 2020
Tags: film, house, home, things, symbols, personal
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