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Mike Finley

After working for Jungle Larry, Mike Finley went on to be a waiter, aerial photographer, autoclave technician, webmaster, talk show host, newspaper editor and videographer. For tax purposes he lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, and because that's where his friends are.

Baboon bride
EssaySeptember 23, 2016

Baboon bride

By Mike Finley

The summer I turned 16 was the summer of Sgt. Pepper, and I took a job as a zoo guide at Jungle Larry’s Safari…

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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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