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If You Give A Writer Doubt

in Uncategorized on 13/09/22

Doubt is uncomfortable. It is sad and scary. It often feels lonely. But doubt is observable, too. If I can put myself in an observable, curious state, doubt will show me a story. Every day I read one entry from Daily Rituals: How Artists Work edited and with text by Mason Currey. Every day is another pep talk sharing how… View Post

The Once Upon A Time Factor

in Uncategorized on 08/09/22

A piece I wrote for my church’s monthly newsletter: Recently, I attended a bat mitzvah, a ceremony I have not been a guest at since 1989 when Mollie Bass had her bar mitzvah. Funny enough, I remember precisely what I wore and that there was dancing, but I don’t remember what my fourteen-year-old self would’ve called, “the serious stuff.” This… View Post

Not So Wild Geese

in Uncategorized on 07/09/22

Jesse and I, we went to Lexington, Kentucky for a few days this summer. We found and drank some good bourbon. We found a coffee shop with a sign that read, “Muggles Tolerated.” We found an Irish store the size of a leprechaun and I looked at Fishermen sweaters and we bought a bag of soda bread mix with a… View Post

Prayer for Session

in Uncategorized on 18/08/22

I gave the closing prayer for Session on Wednesday evening, and it went like this: More than New Years, it is the anticipation of September that has me inhaling the sweet smell of a freshly sharpened No. 2 pencil and considering all the plans I have for my one wild and precious life. I will learn to dance on pointe,… View Post

Light + Dark + Corby + Meetings

in Uncategorized on 16/08/22

I’m interested in staying in this story about Eve and Mary and Jesus and Judas and the rest of them. I’m willing to wrestle and doubt and consider grace. I believe in this insane story about a Being that is bursting with love all there is to do is create and create and create and set it all loose and… View Post

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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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When I was in fourth grade, I got my front tooth k When I was in fourth grade, I got my front tooth knock out during a baseball game. I was in the dugout, trying to make a butterfly in the dirt with my shoe. The batter, who’d hit not just a home run, but a grand slam, came running in and everyone cheered and so did I because I’d gotten really good at reading cues for when a good thing happens in sports. I even attempted a high five, and somehow I knocked my face into her batting helmet, thus spending the good part of that weekend summer day in the dentist’s office getting a root canal.

No teeth were lost in this latest incident, but I was lost in a bit of imagining on Sunday when I tripped and fell on Packard while running. I look like I’ve been in a bar fight and my shoulder looks similar to how Wesley’s looked after being attacked by an ROUS. 

But I’m going into work today, and when I told my boss I’m nervous about how I look she said, “It’s OK because you have a story,” and if that isn’t the best thing you could ever say to me, I’m not sure what is. 

So, here I am with a story. Thanks to all my friends and family who’ve been so kind and keeping me laughing.
A little Mother’s Day dancing is so good for the A little Mother’s Day dancing is so good for the soul. Thank you, @woodsbreeana 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻
Last dances and first swims of the season and socc Last dances and first swims of the season and soccer and cherry almond scones and a new project with a friend and a lament for a fallen writer who paved a path for so many of us.
One spot left! C’mon, guys! It’s gonna be fun! One spot left! C’mon, guys! It’s gonna be fun! #linkinbio
Let’s bring back the Around Here post. Ok, I’l Let’s bring back the Around Here post. Ok, I’ll go first. #linkinbio
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