In defense of deep roots: A rebuttal to my curses
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…
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Borrowed roots
The trees in my neighborhood are squeezed into small dirt rectangles between brick sidewalks and asphalt roads. Their branches get routinely hacked off, and…
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Alabama and Siberia
A version of this piece was previously published on TCK TOWN in 2017. Some people say home is where you come from. I disagree. I…
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Inevitable
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, we feature a throwback piece from Topology’s predecessor, catapult magazine. In this essay from 2004, Wm. Anthony Connolly reflects on death…
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Ten reasons I love to pay my taxes (and you should, too)
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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Within the household of nature
Sustainable? For who? For me, for you, for us, for everybody? No, I’m fucking not living sustainably. My welfare is dependent on the third…
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Border line
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, we feature a throwback piece from Topology’s predecessor, catapult magazine. In this essay from 2011, Amy Hetletvedt considers community, spaces, and what…
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A Michigan Saturday is good for the soul
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, we feature a throwback piece from Topology’s predecessor, catapult magazine. In this essay from 2012, Hannah Thyberg recalls a day…
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The loud silence of disbelief
What’s the surest way to shut down conversation in a group of Christians? It’s to say you’re not sure what you believe anymore. Ask…
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Paris re-told
When you travel, how do you best get to know a city? How do you get at its heart, unearthing the stories laying dormant…
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