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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The gift of the fungi
For months now, apocalyptic anxiety has propelled me from my bed in the wee hours. Not doing enough! Hell in a handbasket! Time is…
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Hope and Expectation
Tholen, Zeeland, The Netherlands (2017) First a little backstory: this spring I got to revisit Tholen, Zeeland, the town in the Netherlands where my…
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Editor’s Note: World Fare, a fair trade store that many Topology-connected folks are involved in in Three Rivers, Michigan, celebrated its tenth anniversary in…
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The Heart of Small Business
Photo by Deborah Haak That really is the heart of our business: getting to know our customers and them getting to know us on…
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Bookstore match-making
Note: Since this piece was submitted, a new owner has purchased The Wild and is working to keep the long-running book store open in Noblesville, Indiana….
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In Honour of Tubby
Tacoma, Washington, 2010 On November 7, 1940, a dog named Tubby died when the Tacoma Narrows bridge collapsed into the Puget Sound. An attempt…
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Bridges and intersections
A version of this piece was previously published on the Post Calvin in 2013. Barbara Kingsolver’s lovely 2012 novel, Flight Behavior, spins the story…
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The human and the holy
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, we feature a throwback piece from Topology’s predecessor, catapult magazine. In this essay from 2012, Karissa Knox Sorrell reflects on…
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The Pendleton coat
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, we feature a throwback piece from Topology’s predecessor, catapult magazine. In this essay, Neil Das ponders lost connections, of both…
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