The sound of roots
I was in the kitchen, washing up the Sunday morning breakfast dishes in that frantic fog that rushes around young families attempting to get…
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Second baptism
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, we feature a throwback piece from Topology’s predecessor, catapult magazine. In this essay from 2006. an anonymous writer tells the…
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Matchsticks and cigarette stubs in black soil, doused and tramped Where the corn is growing Or will grow The rain is cold When we…
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The weight of water
I grew up in a city that was built around a river, is famous for its locks, was flooded by a creek, and is…
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