This Facebook memory popped up today from June 20, 2018, when I was still teaching seventh grade: “Hubby refers to the person he’s living with right now as ‘Summer Carie.’ Summer Carie is a little crazy. She stays up late but also, somehow, gets up early. She reads for hours on end, only stopping toContinue reading “Making Peace With Summer”
Author Archives: Carie Juettner
My Journey Through Spooky America
In two weeks, The Ghostly Tales of Bar Harbor will be released. This is the sixth book I’ve written for Arcadia’s Spooky America series, and its upcoming publication has me looking back on my spooky writing journey. For those unfamiliar with the series, Spooky America is a collection of nonfiction books for the middle gradeContinue reading “My Journey Through Spooky America”
Ode to Cedar Waxwings
Ode to Cedar Waxwings by Carie Juettner Who, oh who is pooping blueupon my flagstone walk?Oh, I see, it’s all of you—a cedar waxwing flock. Descending on my yard in droves,your high-pitched song is merry,for you have found a treasure troveof ripe ligustrum berries. Your feathers fade from brown to graywith a tail that’s tippedContinue reading “Ode to Cedar Waxwings”
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