Tumbling into openness
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, we feature a throwback piece from Topology’s predecessor, catapult magazine. In this essay from 2010, Daniel Silliman reflects on maps, borders,…
Read MoreEditor’s note: Each Thursday, we feature a throwback piece from Topology’s predecessor, catapult magazine. In this essay from 2010, Daniel Silliman reflects on maps, borders,…
Read More“Don’t buy a house in Second Ward.” Maybe I shouldn’t have been surprised when a pastor who was new to our community told me…
Read MoreOn my way to church Sunday, I heard an NPR story about a ministry to homeless youth in Seattle. The tables are set once…
Read MoreOn May 29, 2011, I was in conference with a guest at The Hermitage, a retreat center where I serve as Spiritual Director. It…
Read MoreI open my eyes and watch the tiny feet do their little dance under the door. I squeeze my eyes shut, open them again,…
Read MoreEditor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from the collection of short stories What She Was Saying by Marjorie Maddox (Fomite, 2017). I. Before…
Read MoreDuring the war, ISIS set up camp in her father’s fields. The rebels fired rockets into town from their perches somewhere in the foothills….
Read MoreEditor’s note: Each Thursday, we feature a throwback piece from Topology’s predecessor, catapult magazine. In this essay from 2004, Wm. Anthony Connolly reflects on death…
Read MoreThe leaves look sick, chartreuse as Grandma’s tumblers. For three glorious days we have seen no autumn colors but safety-yellow as we drive through…
Read MoreEditor’s note: Each Thursday, we feature a throwback piece from Topology’s predecessor, catapult magazine. In this essay from 2012, Sylvia Keesmaat explores the value of…
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