familia

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
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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’
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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
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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
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12
Jun
When you're in love with a beautiful house.

When you're in love with a beautiful house.

On Saturday, after almost five years on the East Coast, I left Baltimore. On the plane ride to Seattle, I
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12
Jun
Sugar Darling.

Sugar Darling.

Bria. Photo by Callie Neylan, March 23, 2012. Sugar Darling, you are my sunshine. No, moonshine. Intoxicant, swooning. Down where
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12
Jun
On forces of nature, packaging design, and the amazing uterus.

On forces of nature, packaging design, and the amazing uterus.

AskNature.org is an online source for biomimicry inspiration, a place “where biology and design cross-pollinate, so bio-inspired breakthroughs can
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12
Jun
On Irish heritage and going home.

On Irish heritage and going home.

Fields near the Cliffs of Moher. County Clare, Ireland. Photo by Callie Neylan, February 6, 2012. My maternal grandfather’s
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12
Jun
On horses, mental models, and 100-year old metaphors.

On horses, mental models, and 100-year old metaphors.

Michaela with my friend Katie’s horse, Brazil, at a dressage show on Whidbey Island, WA. Photo by Callie Neylan,
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12
Jun
On the power of hair and semiotics.

On the power of hair and semiotics.

Me at about 3 yrs old. Photo by my mom or one of my siblings, 1970-ish. Durango, Colorado. Redheads are
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