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Essays and Memoirs

Caleb Ruiz reads, answers questions, and stays until the line is done. Schedule a date and time to have him come talk.

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On the Road

Public Readings

Four pieces Caleb will travel to read. To invite him, schedule a time.

The kitchen table years

A twenty-minute essay about the table that outlasted three apartments.

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A father learns the map

From the memoir: getting lost on purpose so a child can learn the way home.

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What we keep in the car

Objects that rode along on every move, and what they were standing in for.

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After the last box

The short essay, the one he was afraid to finish, read in its final form.

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About

A few words from me

I'm Caleb, and I've been writing about work, family, and the objects people carry from one house to the next since my first apartment had more boxes than furniture. The memoir took years. The essays still show up when a room won't leave me alone. I give talks in the evening, and I stay for the long question line, because that's usually where the real story starts. If you've ever packed a life into a car, some of this will feel familiar.

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