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Amy Nemecek

Born and raised in West Michigan, Amy Nemecek moved a hundred miles north when her husband began pastoring a rural church in the village of Tustin. Fifteen years later they still feel blessed to call this place home. Amy’s work has appeared in Foliate Oak, Mothers Always Write, The 3288 Review, Indiana Voice Journal, and Snapdragon. When she isn’t working with words or homeschooling her teenage son, Amy enjoys long walks along country roads.

PoetryDecember 20, 2016

Winter Solstice

By Amy Nemecek

Editor’s Note: A version of this piece was previously published in the Indiana Voice Journal. I wake while it’s dark and lie in bed…

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Country roads, take me home
EssayNovember 16, 2016

Country roads, take me home

By Amy Nemecek

I kick back the blankets and willingly rise at 7:00. It’s Saturday morning in early October, and Dad’s driving into town. He does this…

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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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