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”
Author Archives: Carie Juettner
Keeps Typing
Creeeeeeeeak. [Sticks one arm tentatively inside. Feels spider webs. Flips out. Does hippity-hoppity screechy octopus-style dance move until all spider webs are off. [Reaches in with broom and clears entryway of cobwebs.] [Lights match. Sees angry homeless spiders. Drops match. Screams. Runs. Screams some more.] [Eventually comes back to make sure has not started fireContinue reading “Keeps Typing”
How Natalie Goldberg Turned Me Into a Thief
People say TV and video games are bad influences, but it was a book that made me a criminal. [This story was originally posted on my previous blog, The Black Cat Diaries, on March 4, 2013.] How Natalie Goldberg Turned Me Into a Thief Today I bought Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within byContinue reading “How Natalie Goldberg Turned Me Into a Thief”
Carie Juettner 