diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b43bcf9..cc665b2 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -442,8 +442,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "haesli_datastructure",
  "parking_lot",
  "rand",
+ "smallvec",
  "thiserror",
- "tinyvec",
  "tokio",
  "uuid",
 ]
@@ -494,7 +494,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "rand",
  "regex",
  "thiserror",
- "tinyvec",
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
 ]
@@ -1291,21 +1290,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "tinyvec"
-version = "1.5.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2c1c1d5a42b6245520c249549ec267180beaffcc0615401ac8e31853d4b6d8d2"
-dependencies = [
- "tinyvec_macros",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "tinyvec_macros"
-version = "0.1.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cda74da7e1a664f795bb1f8a87ec406fb89a02522cf6e50620d016add6dbbf5c"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "tokio"
 version = "1.17.0"
diff --git a/haesli_core/Cargo.toml b/haesli_core/Cargo.toml
index 431be64..ecc7b90 100644
--- a/haesli_core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/haesli_core/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ haesli_datastructure = { path = "../haesli_datastructure" }
 bytes = "1.1.0"
 parking_lot = "0.12.0"
 rand = "0.8.5"
-tinyvec = { version = "1.5.1", features = ["alloc", "rustc_1_55"] }
+smallvec = { version = "1.8.0", features = ["union"] }
 thiserror = "1.0.30"
 tokio = { version = "1.17.0", features = ["sync"] }
 uuid = "0.8.2"
diff --git a/haesli_core/src/connection.rs b/haesli_core/src/connection.rs
index da9511d..fc53e07 100644
--- a/haesli_core/src/connection.rs
+++ b/haesli_core/src/connection.rs
@@ -7,13 +7,12 @@ use std::{
 
 use bytes::Bytes;
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
-use tinyvec::TinyVec;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 
 use crate::{
     consumer::Consumer,
     methods::{self, Method},
-    newtype_id, GlobalData, Queue,
+    newtype_id, GlobalData, Queue, SingleVec,
 };
 
 newtype_id!(pub ConnectionId);
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ pub struct ConnectionInner {
 pub enum ConnectionEvent {
     Shutdown,
     Method(ChannelNum, Box<Method>),
-    MethodContent(ChannelNum, Box<Method>, ContentHeader, TinyVec<[Bytes; 1]>),
+    MethodContent(ChannelNum, Box<Method>, ContentHeader, SingleVec<Bytes>),
 }
 
 pub type ConEventSender = mpsc::Sender<ConnectionEvent>;
diff --git a/haesli_core/src/exchange.rs b/haesli_core/src/exchange.rs
index beeaedf..7e2f361 100644
--- a/haesli_core/src/exchange.rs
+++ b/haesli_core/src/exchange.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@ use std::{borrow::Borrow, collections::HashMap, sync::Arc};
 
 use crate::{newtype, Queue};
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum TopicSegment {
+    Word(String),
+    SingleWildcard,
+    MultiWildcard,
+} 
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum ExchangeType {
     /// Routes a message to a queue if the routing-keys are equal
@@ -9,7 +16,7 @@ pub enum ExchangeType {
     /// Always routes the message to a queue
     Fanout { bindings: Vec<Queue> },
     /// Routes a message to a queue if the routing key matches the pattern
-    Topic { bindings: Vec<(String, Queue)> },
+    Topic { bindings: Vec<(Vec<TopicSegment>, Queue)> },
     /// Is bound with a table of headers and values, and matches if the message headers
     /// match up with the binding headers
     ///
diff --git a/haesli_core/src/lib.rs b/haesli_core/src/lib.rs
index 1552fa4..8478414 100644
--- a/haesli_core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/haesli_core/src/lib.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ use crate::{
     queue::{Queue, QueueName},
 };
 
+pub type SingleVec<T> = smallvec::SmallVec<[T; 1]>;
+
 #[derive(Clone)]
 // todo: what if this was downstream?
 pub struct GlobalData {
diff --git a/haesli_core/src/message.rs b/haesli_core/src/message.rs
index eba4319..c8eed80 100644
--- a/haesli_core/src/message.rs
+++ b/haesli_core/src/message.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use bytes::Bytes;
-use tinyvec::TinyVec;
 
-use crate::{connection::ContentHeader, newtype_id};
+use crate::{connection::ContentHeader, newtype_id, SingleVec};
 
 pub type Message = Arc<MessageInner>;
 
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ pub struct MessageInner {
     pub id: MessageId,
     pub header: ContentHeader,
     pub routing: RoutingInformation,
-    pub content: TinyVec<[Bytes; 1]>,
+    pub content: SingleVec<Bytes>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
diff --git a/haesli_messaging/src/methods/publish.rs b/haesli_messaging/src/methods/publish.rs
index 43fa4c0..b20ebf3 100644
--- a/haesli_messaging/src/methods/publish.rs
+++ b/haesli_messaging/src/methods/publish.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
 use haesli_core::{
     amqp_todo,
     connection::Channel,
@@ -29,16 +31,17 @@ pub fn publish(channel_handle: Channel, message: Message) -> Result<()> {
         .get(exchange.as_str())
         .ok_or(ChannelException::NotFound)?;
 
-    let queue = routing::route_message(exchange, &message.routing.routing_key)
-        .ok_or(ChannelException::NotFound)?;
-
-    queue
-        .event_send
-        .try_send(QueueEvent::PublishMessage(message))
-        .map_err(|err| {
-            error!(?err, "Failed to send message to queue event queue");
-            ConException::InternalError
-        })?;
+    let queues = routing::route_message(exchange, &message.routing.routing_key)
+        .ok_or(ChannelException::NotFound)?; // todo this isn't really correct but the tests pass ✔️
 
+    for queue in queues {
+        queue
+            .event_send
+            .try_send(QueueEvent::PublishMessage(Arc::clone(&message)))
+            .map_err(|err| {
+                error!(?err, "Failed to send message to queue event queue");
+                ConException::InternalError
+            })?;
+    }
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/haesli_messaging/src/routing.rs b/haesli_messaging/src/routing.rs
index 0d98a64..d1cf35b 100644
--- a/haesli_messaging/src/routing.rs
+++ b/haesli_messaging/src/routing.rs
@@ -1,30 +1,87 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
 use haesli_core::{
-    exchange::{Exchange, ExchangeType},
+    exchange::{Exchange, ExchangeType, TopicSegment},
     queue::Queue,
 };
 
+fn parse_topic(topic: &str) -> Vec<TopicSegment> {
+    topic
+        .split(".")
+        .map(|segment| match segment {
+            "*" => TopicSegment::SingleWildcard,
+            "#" => TopicSegment::MultiWildcard,
+            word => TopicSegment::Word(word.to_owned()),
+        })
+        .collect()
+}
+
 pub fn bind(exchange: &mut Exchange, routing_key: String, queue: Queue) {
     match &mut exchange.kind {
         ExchangeType::Direct { bindings } => {
             bindings.insert(routing_key, queue);
         }
         ExchangeType::Fanout { bindings } => bindings.push(queue),
-        ExchangeType::Topic { bindings } => bindings.push((routing_key, queue)),
+        ExchangeType::Topic { bindings } => bindings.push((parse_topic(&routing_key), queue)),
         ExchangeType::Headers => {} // unsupported
         ExchangeType::System => {}  // unsupported
     }
 }
 
 /// Route a message to a queue. Returns the queue to send it to, or `None` if it can't be matched
-pub fn route_message(exchange: &Exchange, routing_key: &str) -> Option<Queue> {
+pub fn route_message(exchange: &Exchange, routing_key: &str) -> Option<Vec<Queue>> {
     match &exchange.kind {
         ExchangeType::Direct { bindings } => {
             // 3.1.3.1 - routing-key = routing-key
-            bindings.get(routing_key).cloned()
+            bindings.get(routing_key).cloned().map(|q| vec![q])
+        }
+        ExchangeType::Fanout { bindings } => {
+            // 3.1.3.2 - unconditionally
+            Some(bindings.clone()) // see, this is actually Not That Bad I Hope
+        }
+        ExchangeType::Topic { bindings } => {
+            let topic = parse_topic(routing_key);
+            // todo: optimizing this is a fun problem
+
+            Some(match_topic(bindings, topic))
         }
-        ExchangeType::Fanout { .. } => None,
-        ExchangeType::Topic { .. } => None,
         ExchangeType::Headers => None, // unsupported
         ExchangeType::System => None,  // unsupported
     }
 }
+
+fn match_topic<Q: Clone>(
+    patterns: &[(Vec<TopicSegment>, Q)],
+    routing_key: Vec<TopicSegment>,
+) -> Vec<Q> {
+    patterns
+        .iter()
+        .filter_map(|(pattern, value)| {
+            let mut queue_segments = routing_key.iter();
+
+            for segment in pattern {}
+
+            Some(value.clone())
+        })
+        .collect()
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use crate::routing::{match_topic, parse_topic};
+
+    macro_rules! match_topics {
+        (patterns: $($pattern:expr),*) => {};
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[ignore]
+    fn match_empty_topic() {
+        let patterns = [(parse_topic(""), 1), (parse_topic("BAD"), 2)];
+        let routing_key = parse_topic("");
+
+        let matched = match_topic(&patterns, routing_key);
+
+        assert_eq!(matched, vec![1])
+    }
+}
diff --git a/haesli_transport/Cargo.toml b/haesli_transport/Cargo.toml
index 85976a5..90789fd 100644
--- a/haesli_transport/Cargo.toml
+++ b/haesli_transport/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ nom = "7.1.0"
 once_cell = "1.9.0"
 rand = "0.8.4"
 regex = "1.5.4"
-tinyvec = { version = "1.5.1", features = ["alloc", "rustc_1_55"] }
 thiserror = "1.0.30"
 tokio = { version = "1.16.1", features = ["full"] }
 tracing = "0.1.30"
diff --git a/haesli_transport/src/connection.rs b/haesli_transport/src/connection.rs
index dbca7fc..ac5d20a 100644
--- a/haesli_transport/src/connection.rs
+++ b/haesli_transport/src/connection.rs
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@ use haesli_core::{
         ConnectionCloseOk, ConnectionOpen, ConnectionOpenOk, ConnectionStart, ConnectionStartOk,
         ConnectionTune, ConnectionTuneOk, FieldValue, Longstr, Method, ReplyCode, ReplyText, Table,
     },
-    GlobalData,
+    GlobalData, SingleVec,
 };
-use tinyvec::TinyVec;
 use tokio::{
     io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt},
     net::TcpStream,
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ const DEFAULT_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(30);
 enum ChannelStatus {
     Default,
     NeedHeader(u16, Box<Method>),
-    NeedsBody(Box<Method>, ContentHeader, TinyVec<[Bytes; 1]>),
+    NeedsBody(Box<Method>, ContentHeader, SingleVec<Bytes>),
 }
 
 impl ChannelStatus {
@@ -166,7 +165,7 @@ impl TransportConnection {
         channel: ChannelNum,
         method: &Method,
         header: ContentHeader,
-        body: &TinyVec<[Bytes; 1]>,
+        body: &SingleVec<Bytes>,
     ) -> Result<()> {
         self.send_method(channel, method).await?;
 
@@ -177,7 +176,7 @@ impl TransportConnection {
         self.send_bodies(channel, body).await
     }
 
-    async fn send_bodies(&mut self, channel: ChannelNum, body: &TinyVec<[Bytes; 1]>) -> Result<()> {
+    async fn send_bodies(&mut self, channel: ChannelNum, body: &SingleVec<Bytes>) -> Result<()> {
         // this is inefficient if it's a huge message sent by a client with big frames to one with
         // small frames
         // we assume that this won't happen that that the first branch will be taken in most cases,
@@ -438,7 +437,7 @@ impl TransportConnection {
                     let header = parse_content_header(&frame.payload)?;
                     ensure_conn(header.class_id == class_id)?;
 
-                    channel.status = ChannelStatus::NeedsBody(method, header, TinyVec::new());
+                    channel.status = ChannelStatus::NeedsBody(method, header, SingleVec::new());
                     Ok(())
                 }
                 ChannelStatus::NeedsBody(_, _, _) => {
@@ -485,7 +484,7 @@ impl TransportConnection {
         &mut self,
         method: Method,
         header: ContentHeader,
-        payloads: TinyVec<[Bytes; 1]>,
+        payloads: SingleVec<Bytes>,
         channel: ChannelNum,
     ) -> Result<()> {
         // The only method with content that is sent to the server is Basic.Publish.