Callie Neylan

Callie Neylan

Seattle, Washington
12
Jun
Saturday, March 26th. The shoes I wore to meet the builder.

Saturday, March 26th. The shoes I wore to meet the builder.

Numbers are scary. Numbers signifying your weight, your blood pressure, your bank account balance, your age. Numbers, as it turns
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12
Jun
A Second Sunday. A first month.

A Second Sunday. A first month.

I didn’t know of Jim Haynes until I read about him this week in Leo Hollis’s Cities Are
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12
Jun
On starchitects, domestic violence, and the Stockholm Syndrome.

On starchitects, domestic violence, and the Stockholm Syndrome.

Le Corbusier. Frank Lloyd Wright. Louis Kahn. Great architects. Lauded visionaries. Master womanizers and manipulators. The film “My Architect”, a
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12
Jun
Friday, December 11. The shoes I wore to meet the architect.

Friday, December 11. The shoes I wore to meet the architect.

I like wood. Concrete. Tile. Marble. Steel. Mullioned glass. I especially like concrete formed to look like wood. Will likes
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12
Jun
Friday, November 6th. The shoes I wore to meet the architect.

Friday, November 6th. The shoes I wore to meet the architect.

You learn a lot about things you didn’t know you didn’t know when designing a house. Like shear
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12
Jun
A Second Sunday. An Eleventh Month.

A Second Sunday. An Eleventh Month.

Butter yellow formica isn’t a material you see everyday. Unless you’re at my house. Our dining room table
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12
Jun
Vive la France! Or why I fly the French flag.

Vive la France! Or why I fly the French flag.

Why would I go to the funeral of a friend or relative but not all of the funerals happening in
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12
Jun
Tuesday, Sept 8th. The shoes I wore to meet the architect.

Tuesday, Sept 8th. The shoes I wore to meet the architect.

In my life, I have been told I resemble a prettier version of Allison Janney; easily passed off as Katharine
3 min read
12
Jun
On being subtle but not small.

On being subtle but not small.

Subtle. The difference between a male and female jawline. The angle of the forehead, the curve of the brow. There’
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12
Jun
On parenting, love, and simply, what is.

On parenting, love, and simply, what is.

Is the pain of yearning for a child you never had greater than the pain of regretting a child you
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