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      • 0.1 Intro
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    • 2.1 Labor
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Bill Boerman-Cornell

Bill Boerman-Cornell teaches, rides his bike, reads, composts, writes, researches, and, with his family, does his best to support local restaurants and theater all around the city of Chicago. His house in the southeast suburbs is home to two families and is South Holland's only known commune. His office at Trinity Christian College, where he is a professor of education, is a beautiful ruckus of books and paper.

Ten reasons I love to pay my taxes (and you should, too)
ThrowbackFebruary 22, 2017

Ten reasons I love to pay my taxes (and you should, too)

By Bill Boerman-Cornell

Editor’s note: Each Thursday, we feature a throwback piece from Topology’s predecessor, catapult magazine. In this essay from 20o9, Bill Boerman-Cornell celebrates the virtues of…

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Learning to live on both sides of the river
ThrowbackApril 21, 2016

Learning to live on both sides of the river

By Bill Boerman-Cornell

Editor’s note: Each Thursday, we feature a throwback piece from Topology’s predecessor, catapult magazine. In this 2002 piece, Bill Boerman-Cornell reviews a book worth…

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John and I ditch the school bus and learn non-conformity
EssayMarch 16, 2016

John and I ditch the school bus and learn non-conformity

By Bill Boerman-Cornell

So the first thing you have to understand is that the junior high school bus was like a playground for bullies, and the bullies,…

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About Topology

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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