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My Space

in Uncategorized on 21/02/12

I made myself a little writing spot.

I started by collecting all my materials.

Then we took a trip to IKEA to create this:

This might be my favorite spot in our home.

Somebody else likes to work in here, too.

The other night I was sitting at my desk and she walked in the room.

“Mama?  Are you writing?”

“Yes.”

“OK.  I’ll go get some books to read while you write.”

Can you see her in the reflection?  She’s reading.  All by herself. She filled a crate of books and pushed it to the bed, then sat there and read all of them.

What I was working on didn’t seem that important for the time, anyway. So I snapped a picture to try and capture she and I in the reflection of the window. You can’t see me so well, but she’s there. And I am sitting here now, recording our little moment together.

In my space.

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  1. Jenny says

    February 21, 2012 at 2:14 pm

    Such a great little nook to get inspired in! I have those same pillows on my bed! Love them and ikea.

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  2. Patrick Ross says

    February 22, 2012 at 9:46 am

    Love your writing space (it’s so important to have a spot where your muse knows she can find you), and I love this:

    Mama? Are you writing?”

    “Yes.”

    “OK. I’ll go get some books to read while you write.”

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  3. Tiffany says

    February 22, 2012 at 10:12 am

    That is awesome. I need a space.

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  4. lindseycrittenden says

    February 24, 2012 at 10:19 pm

    How happy it makes me to see Tell It Slant on top of your pile! And The Inspiration Deck, which I have from a grad school friend. I’m smiling seeing your space, Callie!

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Hi! I’m Callie. I’m a writer and teacher living in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I write Creative Nonfiction, and in my oldest daughter Hadley’s words, I “use my imagination to add a bit of sparkle to the story.” I’m a contributor for Coffee+Crumbs, Off the Page, Makes You Mom, and Relief Journal. My writing has also been featured on Art House America, Tweetspeak Poetry, Good Letters, and Altarwork, and in 2014 I was one of the cast members of the Listen To Your Mother DC show.

I hold an MFA in Creative Writing from Seattle Pacific University, and I am working on my first book that will be published through TS Poetry Press.

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