If you are in the Austin vicinity this weekend, you should come take part in the Austin International Poetry Festival! The festival takes place this Thursday through Sunday (April 3-6). Along with workshops and events for the registered poets (like myself) there will also be a whole slew of poetry readings held all over theContinue reading “Upcoming Poetry Readings at AIPF”
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Two Years Later: Why I Left Teaching, Why I’m Still Gone, and Why It Sometimes Hurts to Talk About It
Two years ago today, I let the world know that I was quitting my job as a teacher. The idea first entered my mind as a serious possibility in October of my last school year, and I talked it over with my husband. At Thanksgiving, I let my family know that I was probably leaving.Continue reading “Two Years Later: Why I Left Teaching, Why I’m Still Gone, and Why It Sometimes Hurts to Talk About It”
1,237 Miles in 42 Hours OR The Story of the Little Green Rock
Road Trips My dad loves to take road trips. For him the phrase is literal. He simply likes to traverse the roads of Texas. There are destinations, but the path to get there is the real fun, full of photo opportunities and yellow and black diamond signs* and miles and miles of Texas scenery. There’sContinue reading “1,237 Miles in 42 Hours OR The Story of the Little Green Rock”
Carie Juettner 