Callie J. Smith

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Tag: transformation

  • 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…

  • 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…

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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.