[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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“Faith” is a fine invention
“Faith” is a fine invention/ When Gentlemen can see – But Microscopes are prudent/ In an Emergency.
Emily Dickinson
I have a toolbox of Microscopes from which to see “Faith.” (My toolbox includes story, creativity, patience, stillness, breath, humility, prayer, and exercise.) I imperfectly turn to these tools in Emergencies. What I am learning to do — inch by inch, moment by moment, day by day — is to use these tools consistently enough that my Emergencies are more like ocean tides than earthquakes.
Microscopes help us alleviate fear. Scientists use microscopes to see and understand small objects, even (especially) objects at the cellular level. Being able to see helps the scientist make discoveries and solve problems with less fear of negative consequences and/or failure. More knowledge and understanding means less fear. I want to suggest Microscopes and “Faith” work the same way. Using Microscopes can reduce our fears, thereby strengthen our “Faith.”
About Katie
Born in 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.
