Callie J. Smith

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  • What to Do with Too Much to Do

    What to Do with Too Much to Do

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    What do you do with too much to do?  I remember carrying that question around in my head for quite a while before, one day, a classmate of mine asked our professor how to find her own voice in the writing assignments we did for class. By way of an answer, the professor asked another…

  • Handling the Holes Created by Loss

    Handling the Holes Created by Loss

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    I’ve never worked in kintsugi gold, but I’ve begun enjoying the other kinds of repairs that I do manage to do. Repairs feel like a form of care for the things that go with me through my days. On the bookshelf, a Joy of Cooking cookbook I inherited from my grandmother has its cracked spine reinforced with…

  • Beneath the Loss

    Beneath the Loss

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    Does the vividness of memory ever surprise you? It does me.  I remember a day as a student when I joined some classmates in waving scarves of every color as we danced barefoot down the grey, marble-floored hallways of our seminary. A drummer walked with us, and a group of people followed. I think it…

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About the author

Callie J. Smith writes about women who, like her, are finding themselves. Her essays and cozy fiction (contemporary and fantasy) explore everyday things like hope, creativity, and grief.

Domestic fiction meets magical realism in Smith’s latest novel, Kohelette, now available in paperback, ebook, and author-narrated audiobook editions. Click here to read more.

Shop the Gift Collection

Slow down, light a candle, and make cocoa. Click here to shop Smith’s story-inspired gift collection for pieces to keep or give with her books. 
Smith’s novels have joined the Indie Author Project! Click here to learn more about the IAP’s partnership with curators and libraries to find the best indie published books.