Callie J. Smith

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  • Summer Quartet IV: What Satisfies the Cat

    Summer Quartet IV: What Satisfies the Cat

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    Did anything about this summer surprise you? For this final installment of my “Summer Quartet” blog series, I’ll say that I had some insights from my summer outings. I also had some new thoughts upon coming home. Now in this haibun (prose + haiku) habit, I’ve been reflecting on the contrast … ~~~ What Satisfies…

  • To Practice Change

    To Practice Change

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    I’ve been looking ahead, daydreaming about blossoms on trees, and fresh starts, and new things. They sound beautiful. Newness means change, though, and I’ve had a complicated relationship with change. Perhaps many of us have in recent years as the pace of it seems to have picked up. Change can bring about great good, but…

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About the author

Callie J. Smith writes about women who, like her, are finding themselves. Her stories and essays explore everyday things like hope, creativity, and grief.

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