Carie Juettner

Making the Most of a Mess: 5 Book Title Found Poems

If there is a book lover out there who can pack a single box of books without opening, smelling, reading, or contemplating at least one, I haven’t met them yet. Then again, there are a lot of book lovers out there I haven’t met because we all spend so much time alone reading books. DidContinue reading “Making the Most of a Mess: 5 Book Title Found Poems”

My Numbers

I love the scene in Erin Brockovich when her neighbor asks for her number and she says, “Which number do you want?” Then she proceeds to give him the ages of her children, the number of times she’s been married, and the amount of money in her bank account before sharing her phone number. It’sContinue reading “My Numbers”

Attics, Windows, and Weirdness

Happy Monday the 13th! Muahahahaha! I realize it’s usually Friday the 13th that you have to beware of, but once you see what I have to share with you today, I think you’ll agree that this date has a sinister side too. The Horrors of Standardized Testing First, it’s STAAR testing week. If you’re aContinue reading “Attics, Windows, and Weirdness”