Carie Juettner
@cariejuettner.bsky.social
* Middle grade author. 📖
* Ravenous reader. 📚
* Halloween baby. 🎃
* Cat cuddler. 🐈⬛
* Wildlife rehabber. 🦨
* Coffee drinker. ☕
* Obsessive list maker. 📋
* Ravenous reader. 📚
* Halloween baby. 🎃
* Cat cuddler. 🐈⬛
* Wildlife rehabber. 🦨
* Coffee drinker. ☕
* Obsessive list maker. 📋
If your cat were to speak ONE line from The Princess Bride, which quote would it most likely be?
A. "As you wish."
B. "Inconceivable!"
C. "Hello, my name is ______. You neutered my mother. Prepare to die!" (slightly edited)
D. "Good night. Sleep well. I'll most likely kill you in the morning."
A. "As you wish."
B. "Inconceivable!"
C. "Hello, my name is ______. You neutered my mother. Prepare to die!" (slightly edited)
D. "Good night. Sleep well. I'll most likely kill you in the morning."
December 8, 2025 at 4:44 AM
If your cat were to speak ONE line from The Princess Bride, which quote would it most likely be?
A. "As you wish."
B. "Inconceivable!"
C. "Hello, my name is ______. You neutered my mother. Prepare to die!" (slightly edited)
D. "Good night. Sleep well. I'll most likely kill you in the morning."
A. "As you wish."
B. "Inconceivable!"
C. "Hello, my name is ______. You neutered my mother. Prepare to die!" (slightly edited)
D. "Good night. Sleep well. I'll most likely kill you in the morning."
I love the leaves. 🍂
November 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I love the leaves. 🍂
Here's the video of Finley and Frisky together.
November 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Here's the video of Finley and Frisky together.
This is the time of year when gray foxes reunite with their partners & start preparing for mating season. My trail cam caught a cute moment when Finley, the fox who has lived on our property since she was a kit, sees her mate Frisky approaching. They're so adorable. They had 7 kits last year. 😍
November 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
This is the time of year when gray foxes reunite with their partners & start preparing for mating season. My trail cam caught a cute moment when Finley, the fox who has lived on our property since she was a kit, sees her mate Frisky approaching. They're so adorable. They had 7 kits last year. 😍
This decoration from the wedding I went to last night sums up what I want out of my November: a small, safe, quiet bubble of nature where I can rest and read and write and compose myself and my words after a happy, busy, loud October.
November 2, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This decoration from the wedding I went to last night sums up what I want out of my November: a small, safe, quiet bubble of nature where I can rest and read and write and compose myself and my words after a happy, busy, loud October.
Happy Halloween! 🎃
(And birthday to me 😊)
(And birthday to me 😊)
October 31, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Happy Halloween! 🎃
(And birthday to me 😊)
(And birthday to me 😊)
There's a water bowl on the ground, but apparently he wants to know what's in the bird bath. 😂🦝
October 28, 2025 at 1:11 AM
There's a water bowl on the ground, but apparently he wants to know what's in the bird bath. 😂🦝
On my way to sell books at the Halloween Bash in Rockwall!
1-5pm
5242 Medical Drive, Rockwall, TX
Scan the QR code on the flyer for more info.
1-5pm
5242 Medical Drive, Rockwall, TX
Scan the QR code on the flyer for more info.
October 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
On my way to sell books at the Halloween Bash in Rockwall!
1-5pm
5242 Medical Drive, Rockwall, TX
Scan the QR code on the flyer for more info.
1-5pm
5242 Medical Drive, Rockwall, TX
Scan the QR code on the flyer for more info.
October 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
If you heard a small scream around 8AM, it's because we got a cold front last night, and the wind played with my Halloween decorations. 🌬🕷😅
October 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
If you heard a small scream around 8AM, it's because we got a cold front last night, and the wind played with my Halloween decorations. 🌬🕷😅
I'm hanging out at Rosalind Coffee in Garland today, enjoying a cardamom maple latte and getting some work done. I love this sign. 👻☕❤
#amwriting
#amwriting
October 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I'm hanging out at Rosalind Coffee in Garland today, enjoying a cardamom maple latte and getting some work done. I love this sign. 👻☕❤
#amwriting
#amwriting
October 16, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Butter the squirrel is busy planting pecans in my fake cemetery. "Oh, is dis where we bury things? Ok!" 😂🐿️❤️ She's so cute, I can't stand it.
#wildlife
#ButterTheSquirrel
#Halloween
#wildlife
#ButterTheSquirrel
#Halloween
October 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Butter the squirrel is busy planting pecans in my fake cemetery. "Oh, is dis where we bury things? Ok!" 😂🐿️❤️ She's so cute, I can't stand it.
#wildlife
#ButterTheSquirrel
#Halloween
#wildlife
#ButterTheSquirrel
#Halloween
October 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Big thanks to Parkwood Hill Intermediate School for inviting me to present at their Reflections Arts Contest event! I love talking to young poets about where writing inspiration comes from.
For info about school visits & writing workshops, see the link in comments.
#SchoolVisit
#PoetryWorkshop
For info about school visits & writing workshops, see the link in comments.
#SchoolVisit
#PoetryWorkshop
October 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Big thanks to Parkwood Hill Intermediate School for inviting me to present at their Reflections Arts Contest event! I love talking to young poets about where writing inspiration comes from.
For info about school visits & writing workshops, see the link in comments.
#SchoolVisit
#PoetryWorkshop
For info about school visits & writing workshops, see the link in comments.
#SchoolVisit
#PoetryWorkshop
Zoom in to see Butter the squirrel hanging out of her nest. 🥰 She lined it with stuffing from my pillow because, like the rest of us, she thought it would be cool by October. I imagine she just needs a breath of fresh air. Her babies should be pretty big by now, so I'm sure it's smelly in there! 🐿😁
October 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Zoom in to see Butter the squirrel hanging out of her nest. 🥰 She lined it with stuffing from my pillow because, like the rest of us, she thought it would be cool by October. I imagine she just needs a breath of fresh air. Her babies should be pretty big by now, so I'm sure it's smelly in there! 🐿😁
October 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Hey everyone! I'll be selling and signing my Spooky America books at the Halloween Bash in Rockwall, TX on Saturday, October 25th. Bring the family for some spooky fun! 🎃👻📘
October 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Hey everyone! I'll be selling and signing my Spooky America books at the Halloween Bash in Rockwall, TX on Saturday, October 25th. Bring the family for some spooky fun! 🎃👻📘
Well, it's definitely October...
Something left a bone on my front porch. The question is, WHO? My money is on the crows.
😲☠️🐦⬛
Something left a bone on my front porch. The question is, WHO? My money is on the crows.
😲☠️🐦⬛
October 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Well, it's definitely October...
Something left a bone on my front porch. The question is, WHO? My money is on the crows.
😲☠️🐦⬛
Something left a bone on my front porch. The question is, WHO? My money is on the crows.
😲☠️🐦⬛
Look at this cutie hanging out in the cat bed on my parents' porch. 🥰 #BeKindToWildlife #AwesomeOpossum
October 5, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Look at this cutie hanging out in the cat bed on my parents' porch. 🥰 #BeKindToWildlife #AwesomeOpossum
Spooky Season is upon us! If you have a ghost-loving kid in your life, consider making their Halloween special by ordering a signed copy of one of my Spooky America books. Perfect for campfires and sleepovers. Link in comments.
🎃📘👻
#ghoststories
#Halloween
#SpookyAmerica
#amreading
#GhostlyTales
🎃📘👻
#ghoststories
#Halloween
#SpookyAmerica
#amreading
#GhostlyTales
October 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Spooky Season is upon us! If you have a ghost-loving kid in your life, consider making their Halloween special by ordering a signed copy of one of my Spooky America books. Perfect for campfires and sleepovers. Link in comments.
🎃📘👻
#ghoststories
#Halloween
#SpookyAmerica
#amreading
#GhostlyTales
🎃📘👻
#ghoststories
#Halloween
#SpookyAmerica
#amreading
#GhostlyTales
Hubby: "Why do you need more than one desk?"
Me:
Me:
October 1, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Hubby: "Why do you need more than one desk?"
Me:
Me:
Happy October! 🎃👻🦝🐾😁
This new t-shirt pretty much sums me up.
This new t-shirt pretty much sums me up.
October 1, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Happy October! 🎃👻🦝🐾😁
This new t-shirt pretty much sums me up.
This new t-shirt pretty much sums me up.
"Instructions for living a life:
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it."
-from "Sometimes" by Mary Oliver
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it."
-from "Sometimes" by Mary Oliver
September 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"Instructions for living a life:
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it."
-from "Sometimes" by Mary Oliver
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it."
-from "Sometimes" by Mary Oliver
Look what I saw in the checkout line at the HEB in Frisco! I love running into my books in the wild. 😍
September 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Look what I saw in the checkout line at the HEB in Frisco! I love running into my books in the wild. 😍