Carie Juettner

Where Ideas Come From

I just picked up an old journal from January of 2011 and found the first, very rough, draft of my poem “Enchanted Rock in September” which was published in the 2012 Texas Poetry Calendar. If you’d asked me yesterday, I would have guessed I wrote that poem in the summer, or maybe during a poetry lessonContinue reading “Where Ideas Come From”

11 Modern Picture Books That Make Great Baby Shower Gifts

Books make the best gifts. Period. And buying a book for a baby shower means not having to set foot inside a Babies R Us or search through online registries full of products called Chew-Choos and Boogie Bulbs. I don’t know what either of those are, and I don’t want to. Plus, these particular booksContinue reading “11 Modern Picture Books That Make Great Baby Shower Gifts”

Driven to Distraction: How to Avoid Losing Focus When Writing

The internet gets a bad rap. People are always talking about what a time suck it is and how “these days” we have such difficulty staying away from distractions. While I agree that it’s easy to get lost in social media, educational blog posts, and cute pictures of puppies, the interwebs are not solely responsibleContinue reading “Driven to Distraction: How to Avoid Losing Focus When Writing”