In defense of deep roots: A rebuttal to my curses
byEditor’s Note: We at Topology are currently on our annual publishing break. In the meantime, enjoy this bonus essay on the July theme of…
connection
The gift of the fungi
byFor months now, apocalyptic anxiety has propelled me from my bed in the wee hours. Not doing enough! Hell in a handbasket! Time is…
Hope and Expectation
byTholen, Zeeland, The Netherlands (2017) First a little backstory: this spring I got to revisit Tholen, Zeeland, the town in the Netherlands where my…
The Fair World
byEditor’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…
The Heart of Small Business
byPhoto by Deborah Haak That really is the heart of our business: getting to know our customers and them getting to know us on…
Bookstore match-making
byNote: 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….
In Honour of Tubby
byTacoma, Washington, 2010 On November 7, 1940, a dog named Tubby died when the Tacoma Narrows bridge collapsed into the Puget Sound. An attempt…
Bridges and intersections
byA version of this piece was previously published on the Post Calvin in 2013. Barbara Kingsolver’s lovely 2012 novel, Flight Behavior, spins the story…
The human and the holy
byEditor’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…
The Pendleton coat
byEditor’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…