The Triangle
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…
neighborhood
Three houses away
byMy two best friends growing up were brothers who lived three houses away from me. Tim was in my grade and Joe was two…
The joy of being flung
byWe were city kids who had a bit of grass to play on. We lived in post-war garden apartments–brick, two-story buildings attached and arranged…
The stories we don’t tell
by“Don’t buy a house in Second Ward.” Maybe I shouldn’t have been surprised when a pastor who was new to our community told me…
Pennsylvania round in four parts
byEditor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from the collection of short stories What She Was Saying by Marjorie Maddox (Fomite, 2017). I. Before…
Border line
byEditor’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…
Calculating distance
byWhen Rob and I received an invitation from Pastor Bennett to attend his church’s annual picnic, we were honored, but bummed that we couldn’t…
All in the neighborhood
byBecause the stranger knocking at our front door didn’t look like a Jehovah’s Witness or a candidate for political office, I opened the door…
Open Letter
byTo Rush Limbaugh, From Frank, the Retired Postal Worker I draw a picture of you with my number two pencil a stout guy like…
Just a block away from seven figures
byhere’s a moment in the evenings in northern California when you can feel the heat of the day let go: after dinner, before sunset….