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L. L. Barkat

L. L. Barkat

Manager, author of six books, award-winning publisher, business owner, writer at The Huffington Postbooks blog, former educator who reads a good deal more than the average person (which might not be saying a lot these days)—L.L. Barkat knows how to enjoy both Where the Wild Things Are and Harvard Business Review, as well as Neruda and the occasional article on quantum physics. She lives in the Hudson Valley, up the river from New York City, where she watches the sunset every night over the water, which is her version of heaven on earth. Visit her at llblifecoach.com.

Dishes on the red sled
ThrowbackJune 15, 2017

Dishes on the red sled

By L. L. Barkat

Editor’s note: Each Thursday, we feature a throwback piece from Topology’s predecessor, catapult magazine. In this essay from 2011, L. L. Barkat considers writing, schooling, and…

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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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