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Sara Sterley

Sara Sterley and her hilarious husband, Grant, are trying to raise good food, kind kids, and happy chickens at Funky Farms in Noblesville, Indiana. Sara loves books, cooking, gardening, and pretty much anything that gets her outside. She writes about trying to live seasonally at www.sarabytheseason.com.

Bookstore match-making
EssayNovember 14, 2016

Bookstore match-making

By Sara Sterley

Note: Since this piece was submitted, a new owner has purchased The Wild and is working to keep the long-running book store open in Noblesville, Indiana….

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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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