Somewhere on Monticello Road: Listening to Pamela York’s “I Want Jesus to Walk with Me”
Shortly after the Civil War, Dr. Joshua Ensor lost his gold-framed spectacles on Monticello Road. At the time, he was superintendent of the South…
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The color of cuisine
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, we feature a throwback piece from Topology’s predecessor, catapult magazine. In this essay from 2008, Jacque Rowe Fields reflects on…
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Border crossing
For two years, my daily commute included the international border crossing from Ciudád Juarez to El Paso, Texas, and back. I was a U.S….
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On privilege and plunder
My small community at Kalamazoo Peace House has been reading Ta-Nehisi Coates’ new book, Between the World and Me (Spiegel and Grau, 2015). Structured…
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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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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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