The Little League World Series: First Play
byTeams crowd the hills, fill in the land along the river, uniforms, like patches of colorful cows amidst the fields. All the corn points…
Fight for free time
by the daily asteriskMusing takes place in a kind of meadowlands of the imagination, a part of the imagination that has not yet been plowed, developed, or…
Wanna play?
by Aline Lindemann“Wanna play?” That was a standard greeting between my neighbor, Julie and me. If it were summer in the Midwestern suburb where we grew…
A wise imagination
by the daily asteriskIn very truth, a wise imagination, which is the presence of the spirit of God, is the best guide that man or woman can…
Pretending
by the daily asteriskPretending doesn’t require expensive toys. Fred Rogers You Are Special
Dishes on the red sled
by L. L. BarkatEditor’s note: Each Thursday, we feature a throwback piece from Topology’s predecessor, catapult magazine. In this essay from 2011, L. L. Barkat considers writing, schooling, and…
We are all participants
by the daily asteriskOur nation should do a great deal of soul-searching as a result of President Kennedy’s assassination. The shot that came from the fifth story…
Three houses away
by Nathan Van HoffMy two best friends growing up were brothers who lived three houses away from me. Tim was in my grade and Joe was two…
Beyond what they know
by the daily asteriskThat thing the nature of which is totally unknown to you is usually what you need to find, and finding it is a matter…
Playground
by Jeff BurtFor spring to begin mma boy held his breath and then the breath mmexploded, the boy’s cheeks sank—this, this mmwas the last of winter….