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      • 0.1 Intro
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    • 2.1 Labor
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David Stewart

David Stewart is a man who lives in Three Rivers, Michigan. He wakes up smiling everyday.

Bridge over the Illinois
EssayOctober 17, 2016

Bridge over the Illinois

By David Stewart

I’m driving on highway 29 in rural Illinois. This is the Midwest. When you travel here, you drive through corn and soybean fields. You…

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Less is more
EtceteraJune 30, 2016

Less is more

By David Stewart

When I watch Naturali Tea—one of the final nominees in the 2016 Real Food Films competition—its lush greenery and charming pastoral vistas give rise…

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About Topology

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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  • Henry Bakker
  • Elisabeth Wenger
  • Rob Vander Giessen-Reitsma
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  • Laura Menze
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  • Bill Boerman-Cornell
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  • Carol Stephen
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  • Christine Darragh
  • Denise Frame Harlan
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  • John Pierce
  • David Stewart
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  • Randy Smit
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  • Luke Johnston
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  • Claire Ibarra
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  • Vincent A. Cellucci
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  • Nate Maxson
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  • Ched Myers
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  • Amanda Cleary Eastep
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  • Gary Guthrie
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  • Cat Dixon
  • Devon Balwit
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  • Katie Reich
  • Kierstan Barbre
  • Jeremy Huggins
  • Rachel Marie Stone
  • Robert Peace Jordan
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