Little sister hails a cab
The first story I remember hearing about my Aunt Ruth was from the childhood she shared with my mother. “She used to take a…
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Repatriation
Grand Haven, Michigan (2016) Ten years ago, I found myself along the western strand of Michigan for the first time, entering my freshman year…
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The sound of transition
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, we feature a throwback piece from Topology’s predecessor, catapult magazine. In this essay from 2006, Kate Bowman-Johnston shares how a…
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The long way home
When I first immigrated from England to southern Ontario, I felt as if I’d moved from a human-sized land to a land that needed…
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Give us this day
Sunday after church: we tumble through the front door of Grandpa and Grandma’s house, kick off our Sunday shoes in a pile in the…
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The Seashore
Before the sixth grade, my world was small. I lived in the same house and walked to our K-6 school, at the edge of…
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The ways of water
We sight the mornings softly Take to them easy The scent of the wood and coffee Our cup is filling Outside the river flows…
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Taking it on the chin
The first time I got socked in the jaw it came as a total surprise. At 14 years old, I was already close to…
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Femininity and The Big-Boned Gal
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, we feature a throwback piece from Topology’s predecessor, catapult magazine. In this essay, Denise Frame Harlan explores memories of her…
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Sense memory
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, we feature a throwback piece from Topology’s predecessor, catapult magazine. In this essay, Kathryn T. Jones recalls stories from her…
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