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  by Stéphane Balasa, Osny France All Photos Courtesy of Stéphane Balasa   All  of you who read our stories regularly will remember Stéphane Balasa, who lives in Osney (which is in the Région Île de France & not far from Pontoise).  He contributed to the story “Notes From A Gifted Marble Polymerist.” Stéphane … [Read more...] about French Sparklers: Twin Marbles That Cross Borders

Written by Ken Mcintyre with Jo and Larry Garrett Photograph Courtesy of Ken Mcintyre Ken Mcintyre sent an update to our previous story “Meet Me At the Rio” which enriched the story when we added his update to it. This is how we originally met him. We recently heard from Ken again and this time he sent us a photograph of what we … [Read more...] about Marbles, Motels, & Memories

Guest Author: Caroline Janssen [Editor's Note: Here we introduce you to Caroline Janssen and her thoughtful analysis of a book, the human spirit, and the role of marbles in society.  Caroline is a professor at Ghent University (Belgium).  She has previously contributed to this magazine with her article about the history of marbles … [Read more...] about The Novel ‘Qadir’s Marbles’: If Only All Children Could Play Marbles In A Pomegranate Garden

  Senior Author: Wendy Leyn, Zonnebeke, Belgium Deceased, 2024   In our October 2023 post “Circles, Triangles, & Holes” we described how children in different countries tend to draw different patterns on the ground, or in chalk or on cobbles, in which to set up their marble games.  In the Americas, for example, … [Read more...] about French Marble Triangles