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Matthew Deames

Matt Deames currently lives in Traverse City, Michigan, and works as an intentional interim pastor. He enjoys the outdoors: backpacking, kayaking, camping, and photography.

Paddling through history
ThrowbackApril 14, 2016

Paddling through history

By Matthew Deames

Editor’s note: Each Thursday, we feature a throwback piece from Topology’s predecessor, catapult magazine. In this essay, Matthew Deames explores the benefits of kayaking…

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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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