[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!
Melanie Faith
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.
The Society of Professional Journalists
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.
Maxine Greene
Philosopher and Education Scholar
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Teachers Are Everywhere
Teachers arise from somewhere within me that is beyond me, the way the dark soil that is not the root holds the root and feeds the flower.
Mark Nepo
Our teachers are all around us. They are more than the people who taught us how to read and write and not be jerks. They are more than the mentors who give us opportunities to learn and grow and achieve. They are more than role models who lead by example even/especially when we are not watching. They are more than coaches that push us to reach new physical and mental heights. They are all of those things and more. They are the books on my bookshelf. They are the first snow of the year. They are the podcasts I listen to. They are the dolphins by Brickell Key. They are the words “yes” and “no.” They are 3 o’clock in the morning thoughts. They are prayers – answered and unanswered. They are yearnings that take hold hold of my heart. Many times, our actual teachers plant the seeds for our metaphorical teachers.
About Katie
Born in Louisville. Live in Atlanta. Curious by nature. Researcher by education. Writer by practice. Grateful heart by desire.
Buy the Book!
The Stage Is On Fire, a memoir about hope and change, reasons for voyaging, and dreams burning down can be purchased on Amazon.
