Kristine Ada Carter
@kristineadacarter.bsky.social
MG and YA writer. Landscape, farm, and food photographer.
Autumn stretches amber
limbs through sky,
sparring sun for shine.
(by me)
I love autumn walks down country lanes: the nip in the air, the crunch beneath my feet, the warmth of the glowing woods. #writingcommunity #naturephotography
limbs through sky,
sparring sun for shine.
(by me)
I love autumn walks down country lanes: the nip in the air, the crunch beneath my feet, the warmth of the glowing woods. #writingcommunity #naturephotography
October 8, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Autumn stretches amber
limbs through sky,
sparring sun for shine.
(by me)
I love autumn walks down country lanes: the nip in the air, the crunch beneath my feet, the warmth of the glowing woods. #writingcommunity #naturephotography
limbs through sky,
sparring sun for shine.
(by me)
I love autumn walks down country lanes: the nip in the air, the crunch beneath my feet, the warmth of the glowing woods. #writingcommunity #naturephotography
I find my heart's home by following the yellow leafed road. #naturephotography
October 6, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I find my heart's home by following the yellow leafed road. #naturephotography
Just finished reading the beautifully constructed middle grade novel-in-verse: The Song of Orphan's Garden by @nicolemhewitt.bsky.social. My mind buzzing with the power and possibility of poem and song to heal our collective winter. #booksky #kidlit
October 6, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Just finished reading the beautifully constructed middle grade novel-in-verse: The Song of Orphan's Garden by @nicolemhewitt.bsky.social. My mind buzzing with the power and possibility of poem and song to heal our collective winter. #booksky #kidlit
I believe in bibliotherapy. Often a good fantasy transports me to an another world to see mine with new eyes. But today, this book of essays, Almost Anything by @annelamott.bsky.social from my aunt's book collection rescued me from despair. My departed aunt's lifeline became mine. #booksky
October 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I believe in bibliotherapy. Often a good fantasy transports me to an another world to see mine with new eyes. But today, this book of essays, Almost Anything by @annelamott.bsky.social from my aunt's book collection rescued me from despair. My departed aunt's lifeline became mine. #booksky
This dandelion at dusk reminds me to spread seeds of hope. My favorite books have been friends in dark times. While novels must have conflict, I return to ones where love and determination make the lives of the main characters and their worlds better by the end. #booksky #photography #hope
September 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
This dandelion at dusk reminds me to spread seeds of hope. My favorite books have been friends in dark times. While novels must have conflict, I return to ones where love and determination make the lives of the main characters and their worlds better by the end. #booksky #photography #hope
When the world weighs too heavy on my brain, I read books. So grateful for the beauty in Renée Watson #YA #poetry collection: Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renee Watson, illustrated with gorgeous multi-media art by Ekua Holmes. The perfect combo of celebration, remembrance, and hope. #kidlit #booksky
September 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I am loving #aarzuallaround, a #mg novel-in-verse about a spunky girl who saves money in an unexpected way to help her sister get medical treatment. @marziehabbas.bsky.social pulls heartstrings while also incorporating details about Pakistani food and culture in innovative poetry. #kidlit
August 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I am loving #aarzuallaround, a #mg novel-in-verse about a spunky girl who saves money in an unexpected way to help her sister get medical treatment. @marziehabbas.bsky.social pulls heartstrings while also incorporating details about Pakistani food and culture in innovative poetry. #kidlit
When flowers reflect the sunlight, my eyes burn. #showmesomething #yellow
July 3, 2025 at 7:58 PM
When flowers reflect the sunlight, my eyes burn. #showmesomething #yellow
Blue Sky reflecting on Fairy Stone Lake. Blue rippled with green. Because isn't life that way. #photography #showmesomething #blue
July 2, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Blue Sky reflecting on Fairy Stone Lake. Blue rippled with green. Because isn't life that way. #photography #showmesomething #blue
#anythinggreen Summer lights our Appalachian country roads with many layers of lush green. #photography
June 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
#anythinggreen Summer lights our Appalachian country roads with many layers of lush green. #photography
I love the spooky vibes of this #mg novel, The Lonely Below by @mxgee.bsky.social, where the main character encounters ghosts living in her boarding school. The ending surprised me, making me reimagine the book’s villain and re-examine US Southern history. #writingcommunity #books #bookreview
June 22, 2025 at 3:38 AM
I love the spooky vibes of this #mg novel, The Lonely Below by @mxgee.bsky.social, where the main character encounters ghosts living in her boarding school. The ending surprised me, making me reimagine the book’s villain and re-examine US Southern history. #writingcommunity #books #bookreview
I live in Floyd, a small town in rural Virginia that predominantly votes Republican. This pic shows the turnout on one corner of our one-stoplight-town for #nokings day. Despite the threat of a stormy sky, my neighbors showed up because of the political storm wrecking the lives of so many.
June 14, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I live in Floyd, a small town in rural Virginia that predominantly votes Republican. This pic shows the turnout on one corner of our one-stoplight-town for #nokings day. Despite the threat of a stormy sky, my neighbors showed up because of the political storm wrecking the lives of so many.
This #YA #historical #fantasy packs some serious punch. I love strong female characters like Lola, who stand up for what's right. A masterclass on writing details of place and person. Love the audiobook's narration. @sandraproudman.bsky.social
May 29, 2025 at 1:02 AM
This #YA #historical #fantasy packs some serious punch. I love strong female characters like Lola, who stand up for what's right. A masterclass on writing details of place and person. Love the audiobook's narration. @sandraproudman.bsky.social
So grateful for the insights that the middle-grade class from Blue Mountain School provide during our weekly discussions of my sci-fi novel-in-verse, Crushed, about a girl who travels through wormholes found in stacks of junk. #writingcommunity #wip
April 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
So grateful for the insights that the middle-grade class from Blue Mountain School provide during our weekly discussions of my sci-fi novel-in-verse, Crushed, about a girl who travels through wormholes found in stacks of junk. #writingcommunity #wip
Would you rather be crushed by a. a boy crush b. a stack of junk, c. a wormhole. Jasmine fears being crushed by all the above. Can you guess the name of my novel? #MG #Scifi #NIV #chaospit #writingcommunity
April 1, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Would you rather be crushed by a. a boy crush b. a stack of junk, c. a wormhole. Jasmine fears being crushed by all the above. Can you guess the name of my novel? #MG #Scifi #NIV #chaospit #writingcommunity
Among fallen limbs
from winter’s storms,
the coltsfoot broadcasts spring’s golden song. #originalpoem #originalpic #hope #spring
from winter’s storms,
the coltsfoot broadcasts spring’s golden song. #originalpoem #originalpic #hope #spring
March 20, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Among fallen limbs
from winter’s storms,
the coltsfoot broadcasts spring’s golden song. #originalpoem #originalpic #hope #spring
from winter’s storms,
the coltsfoot broadcasts spring’s golden song. #originalpoem #originalpic #hope #spring
If you find me ambling through a Blue Ridge forest, you’ll hear me talking to nature friends like this tree, who loves to fill me in on the latest Buffalo Mountain gossip: the new bear’s hibernation spot, the squirrel’s hiding place for acorns, and the birds’ migrations plans. #naturewriting #treant
February 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
If you find me ambling through a Blue Ridge forest, you’ll hear me talking to nature friends like this tree, who loves to fill me in on the latest Buffalo Mountain gossip: the new bear’s hibernation spot, the squirrel’s hiding place for acorns, and the birds’ migrations plans. #naturewriting #treant
Bowed Evergreens. The iced-covered trees groan as their limbs bend and snap, causing widespread outages. This really shows me how weather can establish setting and influence a novel’s plot. #writingprompts #amwriting #icestorm #wordsandpics #writers
February 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Bowed Evergreens. The iced-covered trees groan as their limbs bend and snap, causing widespread outages. This really shows me how weather can establish setting and influence a novel’s plot. #writingprompts #amwriting #icestorm #wordsandpics #writers
😡Hot-headed 🐉 Dragon girl must learn to harness her 🔥 flames through warrior poetry to fight the 👹 coal demon and save her ⛰️Appalachian mining town (plus avoid igniting another forest fire).
🐉 dragon from EMBER & THE ICE DRAGONS X
😡 transformations from TURNING RED
#questpit #query #MG #f #hf
🐉 dragon from EMBER & THE ICE DRAGONS X
😡 transformations from TURNING RED
#questpit #query #MG #f #hf
February 12, 2025 at 10:45 PM
🐉 Dragon warrior poet
😡hot-headed girl
🔥forest fire
⛰️Appalachian mining town
👹 coal demon
🧨mining explosion
🪨Magical quartz
Through a 1927 historical lens, THE BONES I BREATHE explores what it means to be a monster and illuminates the power of sharing one’s story and fire.
#questpit #q #f #mg
😡hot-headed girl
🔥forest fire
⛰️Appalachian mining town
👹 coal demon
🧨mining explosion
🪨Magical quartz
Through a 1927 historical lens, THE BONES I BREATHE explores what it means to be a monster and illuminates the power of sharing one’s story and fire.
#questpit #q #f #mg
February 12, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Snow covered Buffalo Mountain. #landscape #blueridgemountains #landscapephotography #winterscene #naturespeace
February 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Snow covered Buffalo Mountain. #landscape #blueridgemountains #landscapephotography #winterscene #naturespeace