The Triangle
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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Three houses away
My two best friends growing up were brothers who lived three houses away from me. Tim was in my grade and Joe was two…
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The joy of being flung
We 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…
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The stories we don’t tell
“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…
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Pennsylvania round in four parts
Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from the collection of short stories What She Was Saying by Marjorie Maddox (Fomite, 2017). I. Before…
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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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Calculating distance
When 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…
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All in the neighborhood
Because 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…
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To Rush Limbaugh, From Frank, the Retired Postal Worker I draw a picture of you with my number two pencil a stout guy like…
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Just a block away from seven figures
here’s a moment in the evenings in northern California when you can feel the heat of the day let go: after dinner, before sunset….
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