[The Stage is on Fire] is a page-turner in which, much like life, there are no easy answers and yet each step of the journey yields insight and hope. This work of heart must not be missed!
Creative Writing Teacher, Essayist & Poet.
Katie Steedly’s first-person piece [The Unspeakable Gift] is a riveting retelling of her participation in a National Institutes of Health study that aided her quest to come to grips with her life of living with a rare genetic disorder. Her writing is superb.
In recognition of receiving the Dateline Award for the Washingtonian Magazine essay, The Unspeakable Gift.
I thank you … It is the authenticity of your “class notes”; and it is the delicacy and skill with which you present the nuances of classroom life and the actuality of your students’ and fellow teachers’ lives.
Philosopher and Education Scholar
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Love Opens Up: A Gratitude Conversation with Col. Liesl Carter
Why Gratitude In 2017, heartbroken and eyeballs deep in despair, I started searching for things for which to be grateful. I asked myself the question asked by poet Katie Farris “Why write love poetry in a burning world? To train myself,...
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The Synthesis of Hyacinths and Biscuits
Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits. Carl Sandburg April is National Poetry Month. I have made it a practice for several years to blog about poetry. From celebrating the craft of Poet Laureates, to mining the riches of new poets’ w...
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Eternal Flame of Hope
Eternal Flame of Hope, Special Olympics Georgia Eternal Flame of Hope celebrates 50 years of the Special Olympics Georgia. As their mission relates, "The mission of Special Olympics Georgia is to provide year-round sports training and athletic co...
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Mellow Mushroom
This lion sculpture is part of sculptures curated by Mellow Mushroom Pizza. Art on the Beltline is a community affair. Local businesses, organizations, individuals, and many more commission Beltline art. This sculpture is part of Atlanta-founded M...
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From Louisville. Live in Atlanta. Curious by nature. Researcher by education. Writer by practice. Grateful heart by desire.
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The Stage Is On Fire, a memoir about hope and change, reasons for voyaging, and dreams burning down can be purchased on Amazon.