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Barbara Ruth

Barbara Ruth writes memoirs spanning this decade and the last seven decades as well. She doesn’t actually feel that old, most days. But that’s what they all say. She also writes poetry, fiction, essays and is a published photographer. Her work is widely anthologized in feminist, queer, literary and disability anthologies. She lives in San Jose, CA with one woman and one cat, both quite adorable. They are the reason she lives in the Valley of the Silicon, which, given her Luddite tendencies, actually seems quite unlikely.

Little sister hails a cab
EssayJuly 20, 2016

Little sister hails a cab

By Barbara Ruth

The first story I remember hearing about my Aunt Ruth was from the childhood she shared with my mother. “She used to take a…

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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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