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      • 0.1 Intro
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Christie Walkuski

Christie Walkuski is pursuing a Master of Divinity degree at the Earlham School of Religion in Richmond, IN, exploring writing as ministry. She grew up in Queens, NY, and currently finds herself living in rural upstate NY, near Albany, as she accompanies her father through Alzheimer's disease.

The joy of being flung
EssayJune 12, 2017

The joy of being flung

By Christie Walkuski

We were city kids who had a bit of grass to play on. We lived in post-war garden apartments–brick, two-story buildings attached and arranged…

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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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