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      • 0.1 Intro
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Jennifer Monroe

After more than four years, Jennifer Monroe is still surprised to wake up every morning in upstate New York, even though she knows that she is, in the words of her favorite song by Jason Harrod, "carefully placed here, not some castaway." She lives with her husband and their four children who she teaches at home.

Being Bethlehem
ThrowbackDecember 22, 2016

Being Bethlehem

By Jennifer Monroe

I. O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie! Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by. Yet…

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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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  • Josh MacIvor-Andersen
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