I’m grateful that 2025 gave me so many reasons to celebrate. I’m even more grateful that I’ve learned to look for celebrations everywhere—in the small, the everyday, the unexpected. Here are 12 moments that I celebrated this year. There are many more, some larger, some less noticeable. It is not a competition. These are theContinue reading “12 Joys of 2025”
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Ghost, Gift, & Grim: A Tale of Three Black Cats (And Why You Need One of Them in Your Life)
A paved path runs near our house where we frequently walk. There’s a spot where the trail goes between the DART light rail tracks and the parking lot of an apartment complex. Here, along the fence line and beneath the bushes and in the storm drains, we sometimes see stray cats that run away theContinue reading “Ghost, Gift, & Grim: A Tale of Three Black Cats (And Why You Need One of Them in Your Life)”
Indie and the Ghost
When I talk to people about my Spooky America books, one of the most common questions they ask is, “Have you ever seen a ghost?” The answer isn’t as easy as a simple yes or no. Have I seen, truly seen, without a doubt, a ghostly spirit? No. Have I experienced strange sensations that feltContinue reading “Indie and the Ghost”
Carie Juettner 