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Ben Brazil

Ben Brazil lives in Richmond, Indiana, at the margin between Indiana's central plains and southern hills. A lifelong Southerner, he moved to Richmond in 2013 to become director of the Ministry of Writing Program at the Earlham School of Religion (a little Quaker seminary at the edge of Earlham college). A former travel writer, Ben's work took him to the places he had dreamed of as a child--especially the Andes mountains, which he has explored from Colombia to Tierra del Fuego. He continues to marvel that he likes--actually, really likes--the little Midwestern town where he lives now. If you're thinking of moving here, he recommends exploring it by bike.

Indiana winter, take one
EssayNovember 9, 2015

Indiana winter, take one

By Ben Brazil

On the day it reached 13 degrees below zero, I decided to go for a walk. Our dog begged to go after weeks marooned…

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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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