Carie Juettner

A Fungus Among Us & Where to Find Me at TLA

Let’s pretend you don’t like mushrooms. This is actually easy for me to pretend because I don’t, in fact, like mushrooms. I don’t enjoy their taste and, more importantly, I find their texture unnerving and their appearance vile, particularly that little hairy part. Ick. So, you don’t like mushrooms. That’s okay. You don’t have toContinue reading “A Fungus Among Us & Where to Find Me at TLA”

Interview With a Teacher #13: Ms. G

Fine arts teachers are amazing. I was in band in junior high and high school, and I never took any art classes, but I wish I could sneak into Ms. G’s high school and take her drawing class. Unfortunately, my gray hairs and complete ignorance of TikTok would probably give me away. Thank you, Ms.Continue reading “Interview With a Teacher #13: Ms. G”

Ghosts Close to Home

I grew up in the Dallas suburb of Richardson. My family lived in an old house on an even older property, and every October we haunted the place with homemade decorations, spooky stories, and jump-scares. By a happy coincidence, I was born into my ghost-loving family on Halloween. My childhood consisted of birthday parties whereContinue reading “Ghosts Close to Home”