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      • 0.1 Intro
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Alexa Shearer

Alexa Shearer

Alexa Shearer is and aspiring American writer. Growing up with diplomat parents, she has moved all over the world, living the longest in Moscow, Russia. She is a recent graduate of John Cabot University, in Rome, Italy, where she acquired a BA in Communications.

Alabama and Siberia
EssayMay 8, 2017

Alabama and Siberia

By Alexa Shearer

A version of this piece was previously published on TCK TOWN in 2017. Some people say home is where you come from. I disagree. I…

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Topology Magazine

Topology Magazine is a place for active contemplation through prose, poetry, and art: the produce of thoughtful labor in the places where we find ourselves. Each person is inextricably tied to their physical location, and Topology cultivates that connection by publishing work which explicitly or implicitly recognizes the influence of place. Read more …

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