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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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Accidental Fragments

July 22, 2024
Tags: cairo, colonialism, aesthetic, sculpture, mythology, ruins

Not Hindu Art

July 21, 2024
Tags: cairo, colonialism, design, house, architecture, hinduism

Egypt for Outsiders

July 21, 2024
Tags: Egypt, nation, cairo, colonialism, europe

From the Roof of the Palace

July 19, 2024
Tags: cairo, view, city, design, palace

The Colonial Plan of Heliopolis

July 19, 2024
Tags: cairo, colonialism, city, Egypt, church

The Story of Heliopolis

July 18, 2024
Tags: cairo, house, stone, luxury, museum, story

First Visit to the Palace

July 18, 2024
Tags: cairo, Egypt, architecture, preservation, grass

The Baron Empain Palace

July 16, 2024
Tags: cairo, business, railway, house, architecture

The Current President

July 16, 2024
Tags: Egypt, street scene, sign, cairo, design

Days of Mubarak

July 15, 2024
Tags: Egypt, cairo, sign, politics, authority, flag

Bowling Carpet

July 15, 2024
Tags: Egypt, design, carpet, time

Hermetic Sealing

July 14, 2024
Tags: Egypt, sports, design, pyramid

Bowling Alone

July 13, 2024
Tags: Egypt, sports, TikTok, personal

Bowling for the Nation

July 13, 2024
Tags: Egypt, sports, nation, sculpture, flag, stone

The Era of Hosni Mubarak

July 12, 2024
Tags: Egypt, power, aesthetic, sign, architecture
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