The sound of roots

EssayAugust 28, 2017

By Laura Fabrycky

I was in the kitchen, washing up the Sunday morning breakfast dishes in that frantic fog that rushes around young families attempting to get…

EssayAugust 2, 2017

Stepping stones

By Joy Riggs

Editor’s Note: We at Topology are currently on our annual publishing break. In the meantime, enjoy this bonus essay on the July theme of…

PoetryMay 3, 2017

By Karissa Knox Sorrell

The hospital felt like a tomb just after midnight, your body at home in my womb for the final time. In the bathroom, I…

ThrowbackDecember 22, 2016

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…

ImageSeptember 16, 2016

By Katie Reich

Tucson, Arizona (2014) New birth of any kind does not come without pain and effort. It was a privilege to capture the painful journey…

EssaySeptember 12, 2016

By Thomas Swann

I grew up knowing only one of my grandfathers. My father’s father worked in the laundry business—hot work with vapors rising even on a…