Carie Juettner

The Eagle Has Ringworm! And Other Things You Don’t Expect to Say at Work

Several years ago, at 4:10 p.m. on a Tuesday afternoon, I found myself running up some stairs, down a hallway, through a break room, and into an office, yelling, “THE EAGLE HAS RINGWORM!” Why? Because teaching is a really weird job that often makes you say words you never thought would come out ofContinue reading “The Eagle Has Ringworm! And Other Things You Don’t Expect to Say at Work”

The Unexpected Evolution of Character

I just came across this unfinished blog post from a year and a half ago, and it made me laugh, so I decided to finish it. I no longer spend all day writing in coffee shops, and the manuscript I mention here has been collecting dust for months, but come summer, I hope to beContinue reading “The Unexpected Evolution of Character”

Reuniting with The Outsiders

Some books become part of our lives. The first time I read The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton was in 1990, when I was in the seventh grade. I checked it out of the library for a book report. I don’t remember why I picked that novel. I wasn’t a big reader at the time,Continue reading “Reuniting with The Outsiders”