The Girl in the Well is Me by Karen Rivers Summary: Eleven-year-old Kammie is stuck in a well, and the only people who know she’s in there– three mean girls from school– may or may not be going for help. As Kammie slips further and further down the shaft, feeling every scrape on her raw skin andContinue reading “Review: The Girl in the Well is Me”
Author Archives: Carie Juettner
Wildflower Season
Spring has sprung here in Austin, and the roads are decorated with our state flower. In honor of these brilliant blooms, I’d like to share my poem, “Wildflower Season.” This poem won first place in the Austin Poetry Society’s Mary Oliver Award in 2015 and is published in Best Austin Poetry 2014-2015. Wildflower Season Highways are bridges acrossContinue reading “Wildflower Season”
10 Tips For Keeping a Journal
I started my first journals when I was in junior high. I called them my “poetry journals” because they were filled with—you guessed it—poetry. Mostly really, really dramatic rhyming poetry with titles like “Flirting with Disaster” and “Dancing with Danger.” Those journals evolved to include favorite quotes, photos, birthday cards, cartoons cut out of theContinue reading “10 Tips For Keeping a Journal”
Carie Juettner 