The Refugee’s Roots
byIf you ask me How many houses I have changed till now, I would not reply. But I can tell you About the comforts…
Knowing where
by the daily asteriskKnowing who we are and knowing where we are are intimately linked. Gary Snyder qtd. in Shaping the Sierra
The gift of the fungi
by Shawndra MillerFor months now, apocalyptic anxiety has propelled me from my bed in the wee hours. Not doing enough! Hell in a handbasket! Time is…
Hope and Expectation
by William OverbeekeTholen, Zeeland, The Netherlands (2017) First a little backstory: this spring I got to revisit Tholen, Zeeland, the town in the Netherlands where my…
The public
by the daily asteriskThe nation is a recent innovation. In the Middle Ages, allegiance was owed to the lord, or the city, or both, and by extension…
Waiting for the rising
by Kirstin Vander Giessen-ReitsmaEditor’s note: Due to server issues this week, our throwback piece from Topology’s predecessor, catapult magazine, is being published on Friday. In this essay from…
A day more beautiful
by Alan Van WykPhoto: Sorbie Farm, Salem, OH, Hanna Family Archives (circa 1958) It was a day, her uncle said, more beautiful than it had any right…
The price of restoration
by the daily asteriskThere is something in us, as storytellers and as listeners to stories, that demands the redemptive act, that demands that what falls at least…
Willingness to acknowledge
by the daily asteriskAccountability is the willingness to acknowledge that we have participated in creating, through commission or omission, the conditions that we wish to see changed….
To plant is to wait
by the daily asteriskTo plant is to wait. To wonder. To patiently care for fragile plants. It’s often tiresome and tedious. It’s counter to most experiences in…