A season of rest for Topology and the daily asterisk
After a time of conversation and discernment, the editors of Topology have decided to put the online magazine and the daily asterisk to rest…
The violence of frenzy
I remember the story through the umbilical link between our memories. “Grass doesn’t grow on a busy street,” my mom used to tell people…
Waiting for the rising
Editor’s note: Due to server issues this week, our throwback piece from Topology’s predecessor, catapult magazine, is being published on Friday. In this essay from…
Suspicious origins
I’ve sampled enough random plants in the woods to learn an important lesson: if it doesn’t taste good, don’t eat it. Just a small…
Hard at play
It’s a Sunday morning in late spring. Our cat lounges in the sun by the open window, where the joyous prelude of bird chatter…
Call for submissions: Roots
July will be our last issue before our annual August publishing break, and the theme is “Roots.” You have about three weeks to consider…
Do not enter
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, we feature a throwback piece from Topology’s predecessor, catapult magazine. In this essay from 2010, I reflected on what it would…
“A border always conveys meaning.”
Borders mark the contours of nations, states, even cities, defining them by separating them from all others. A border can be natural—an ocean, a…
The stories we don’t tell
“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…
Call for submissions: Play
You haven’t heard from us for a little while and here’s why: because of a technical glitch, our editors were not receiving submissions. When…