Ray Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451 on a pay-by-the-dime typewriter in the basement of a library in 1950. Maybe there was a painting on the wall in front of him. Maybe he had a dictionary or an encyclopedia open on his table while he worked. Maybe there was a shelf of books nearby whose spines interestedContinue reading “Thoughts on an October Morning”
Author Archives: Carie Juettner
Diary of a Wildlife Rehabber
This week marks the one year anniversary of my first volunteer shift with the North Texas Wildlife Center. One year ago, I could not recognize the cries of a baby squirrel or identify opossum poop by its smell. One year ago, I didn’t know what an anhinga was. One year ago, I had never heldContinue reading “Diary of a Wildlife Rehabber”
Did I Miss Anything?
I wish I hadn’t been inspired to write this poem. I wish it hadn’t been relevant enough to take home first place in the Shirley Elliot Cosby Memorial Award at the Poetry Society of Texas annual banquet last year. I wish I didn’t feel the need to share it with you. I wish “back to school”Continue reading “Did I Miss Anything?”
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