May, 1999
byMatchsticks and cigarette stubs in black soil, doused and tramped Where the corn is growing Or will grow The rain is cold When we…
You will wonder when the right will win
by the daily asteriskIn the Mississippi River Well you count them one by one It could be your son You can count them two by two It…
The weight of water
by Raechelle KennedyI grew up in a city that was built around a river, is famous for its locks, was flooded by a creek, and is…
The river is dry
by the daily asteriskI got a job working construction for the Johnstown Company But lately there ain’t been much work on account of the economy Now all…
River Stone Travels
by Deborah HaakTucson, Arizona (2015) These stones line the bottom of an Arizona riverbed, dry for most of the year. During the rainy season and after…
Still have to drink water
by the daily asteriskI guarantee you that no modern story scheme, even plotlessness, will give a reader genuine satisfaction, unless one of those old-fashioned plots is smuggled…
Paddling through history
by Matthew DeamesEditor’s note: Each Thursday, we feature a throwback piece from Topology’s predecessor, catapult magazine. In this essay, Matthew Deames explores the benefits of kayaking…
A diminished collective soul
by the daily asteriskIn Canada, when we speak of water, we’re speaking of ourselves. Canadians are known to be unextravagant, and one explanation of this might be…
The Seashore
by Deborah LewisBefore the sixth grade, my world was small. I lived in the same house and walked to our K-6 school, at the edge of…
Caretaking of water
by the daily asteriskAmong our Potawatomi people, women are the Keepers of Water. We carry the sacred water to ceremonies and act on its behalf. “Women have…