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      • 0.1 Intro
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    • 2.1 Labor
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Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma

Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma lives in Three Rivers, Michigan thanks to a Sunday drive her grandparents decided to take years before she was born. Pleasant Lake was the setting for many of her dreams as a child, and now the intersection of the Rocky, St. Joseph and Portage Rivers is the setting for her dreams as an adult. Daily life includes collaborative shenanigans at World Fare and the Huss Project, along with managing GilChrist Retreat Center in the rolling hills just west of Three Rivers. Kirstin is the editor-in-chief for Topology Magazine.

The United (Watershed) States of America
EtceteraNovember 25, 2015

The United (Watershed) States of America

By Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma

n 1879, geologist John Wesley Powell proposed that as western states were incorporated into the United States, their borders be determined by their watershed….

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War through the eyes of kids
EtceteraNovember 23, 2015

War through the eyes of kids

By Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma

The virtual reality goggles that were included with this edition of the New York Times are still sitting on the end table, untested. After…

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NewsNovember 10, 2015

Call for submissions: Noise & Silence

By Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma

Topology Magazine is currently seeking submissions for our upcoming “Noise & Silence” theme. Please review the theme details below and our Editorial Guidelines; submissions…

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A time to grieve
EditorialNovember 2, 2015

A time to grieve

By Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma

At the first signs of decline, I saw the illusion I’d buried in the depths of my subconscious float to the surface: I had…

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The margins of Topology
EditorialOctober 26, 2015

The margins of Topology: Is there anybody out there?

By Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma

Over the past three weeks, the inaugural issue of Topology Magazine has explored the theme of margins from a wide variety of angles–ecological, social,…

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Loser
EditorialOctober 5, 2015

Loser

By Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma

or the inaugural issue of Topology Magazine, our editorial board thought it would be fitting to set the tone with a consideration of various…

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On the road again
EditorialSeptember 27, 2015

On the road again

By Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma

You pass through places, and places they pass through you, But you carry ‘em with you on the soles of your travelin’ shoes. The Be…

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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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