Callie J. Smith

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  • Summer Quartet II: The Drive

    Summer Quartet II: The Drive

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    What kinds of things have you brought home this summer? With this “Summer Quartet” blog series, I’ve been challenging myself to bring home some haiku from my summer outings and add prose to develop them into the haibun (prose + haiku) form. Poetry amateur I may be, but I’m enjoying this summer hobby. ~~~ The…

  • Step Back a Moment

    Step Back a Moment

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    Shaking it up, changing scenes, doing a new thing – it’s energizing. It can also be draining. Stepping away from normal routines is a form of disruption, after all, and disruptions often cause extra work. I tried doing some new things this summer, and it most certainly took extra work. Vacation time gave me a precious…

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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.

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.
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