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…
Both sides must win
by the daily asteriskJesus was not content merely to empower the powerless … Jesus’ sayings about non retaliation are of one piece with his challenge to love…
Repatriation
by Alex QuickGrand Haven, Michigan (2016) Ten years ago, I found myself along the western strand of Michigan for the first time, entering my freshman year…
Grow up
by the daily asteriskHere’s another old saying that deserves a second look: “Eye for eye, tooth for tooth.” Is that going to get us anywhere? Here’s what…
The sound of transition
by Kate Bowman-JohnstonEditor’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…
People don’t have any mercy
by the daily asteriskPeople don’t have any mercy. They tear you limb from limb, in the name of love. Then, when you’re dead, when they’ve killed you…
Jagged edges
by Elisabeth McClanahanJordan’s One Direction posters covered the wall where Emily used to hang her princess canopy, but the sunset still glimmered through the windows facing…
Beautiful
by the daily asteriskThe night is beautiful, So the faces of my people. The stars are beautiful, So the eyes of my people. Beautiful, also, is the…
Pedal to Metal
by Chris BullardMerging into the bumper locked traffic of suburbanites defaulting from office work to domestic blahs murders my RPMs. I’ve got to get untracked from…
Your American positioning
by the daily asteriskA friend argues that Americans battle between the “historical self” and the “self self.” By this she means you mostly interact as friends with…