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Summer Smells Like

in Uncategorized on 03/07/14

Melted butter and crumbled graham crackers.

District 2-20140628-01025Perfectly sweet strawberries to be mixed with cranberry juice and dolloped on top of  the graham cracker crust.

District 2-20140628-01026Steamy cement sidewalks and soggy shady trees.

District 2-20140620-00962Summer smells like chlorine and Coppertone.

District 4-20140625-01015District 4-20140625-01016IMG-20140625-01012Summer smells like salted dough mixed with peanut butter and jelly, apple juice and an open window.

IMG-20140625-01017It smells like early morning dew disintegrating into the crevices of gritty brick whose multi colored criss cross pattern says, “Run! Jump! Skip! Stay here for it all.”

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  1. Valerie says

    July 3, 2014 at 4:23 pm

    Love this, Callie!

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    • calliefeyen says

      July 8, 2014 at 8:18 am

      Thank you!

      Reply
  2. alison says

    July 3, 2014 at 8:56 pm

    i especially like the chlorine and coppertone! so true.

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    • calliefeyen says

      July 8, 2014 at 8:18 am

      I love that combo.

      Reply
  3. Kristi Campbell says

    July 4, 2014 at 9:24 pm

    Here’s to summer, open windows, playdough, sun, and splash parks. Which one is that? We go to the one at Fairfax Corner a lot – we should meet there!!

    Reply
    • calliefeyen says

      July 8, 2014 at 8:15 am

      Cheers, Kristi! 🙂
      We are usually at the Germantown splash park, but pretty much stop the car whenever we see water these days, so we would be up for meeting anywhere to play! 🙂

      Reply

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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.

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