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Emily Ulmer

Emily Ulmer crafts liturgy for Eastern Ave. CRC in the Baxter neighborhood of Grand Rapids, MI. Living on a street called Hope, Emily endeavors to act in all things with audacious hope. Some of her liturgical shenanigans can be found at prayers of the parish.

Dresses of them
EssayOctober 19, 2016

Dresses of them

By Emily Ulmer

Last October a weekend away unraveled into seven days of limbo. I was thankful that the vintage black dress with gold buttons, which I…

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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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