Today, while I was trapped inside by the quarter inch of ice that shut down Austin, Texas, I attempted to weed-out my picture book collection. I was not successful. Rather than getting rid of a single book, I instead spent forty-five minutes re-reading favorites such as Miss Nelson is Missing and Harry the Dirty DogContinue reading “Why I’m Grateful for The Spider and the Fly”
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Your Parents Don’t Want Me to Know That
Your Right To Privacy Has Been Revoked These days, we are constantly cautioned against revealing too much of our personal information online. Be careful what you share on Twitter. Don’t post your home address on your Facebook page. Never give your social security number to a stranger. Blah, blah, blah. The way I seeContinue reading “Your Parents Don’t Want Me to Know That”
The Writing Life
I am a writer. It took me a while to be able to say that without cringing or feeling sheepish or following it up with, “Well sort of.” But now I can own it, in all its vague, not-yet-fully-formed glory. Two years ago this week, I sat down in my principal’s office at the schoolContinue reading “The Writing Life”
Carie Juettner 