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familia

02
Jul

Albuquerque cherries.

An adobe house on the way to Taos, New Mexico. Photo by Callie Neylan, 2008. Albuquerque isn’t really anything
2 min read
12
Jun
In Loving Memory of Mies.

In Loving Memory of Mies.

Mies at home on Queen Anne in Seattle. March 11, 2007. Photo Credit: Callie Neylan Mies, aka Orion + Eden’s
3 min read
12
Jun
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Oslo. June 11, 2004 to August 5, 2017. Oslo (a.k.a. Ch. Nike + Eden’s Seabiscuit), 13, passed away
3 min read
12
Jun
Losing Oslo.

Losing Oslo.

Seattle, Washington. Wednesday, August 2, 2017. 10:52 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. Dearest Callie, I am sitting on the
4 min read
12
Jun
Observations from a year on the edge.

Observations from a year on the edge.

There’s a place I go at the end of the year. That suspended, ethereal place between Christmas and New
9 min read
12
Jun
With cantaloupe, eat ice cream.

With cantaloupe, eat ice cream.

For those times when you’re pinching pennies: One ripe cantaloupe, transported from as far away as possible. Halved, seeds
2 min read
12
Jun
Wednesday, April 13. The shoes I wore to meet the architect.

Wednesday, April 13. The shoes I wore to meet the architect.

Living in a trailer isn’t so bad. That’s what I like to tell myself, anyway. I moved into
3 min read
12
Jun
When you're in love with a black baby.

When you're in love with a black baby.

She got on the Number 13 at 2nd and Galer. A white woman and a little black boy. You don’
5 min read
12
Jun
On naming and marriage and owning yourself.

On naming and marriage and owning yourself.

When Will and I were married, I did not take his last name. He was a little crestfallen when I
1 min read
12
Jun
To Seth and parties of five.

To Seth and parties of five.

I always wondered which one of my siblings would die first. Now I know. My brother lies in a funeral
1 min read