[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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Weekly Wide Awake: Thank You Seth Godin
“I will start by saying advice is overrated. That is the best advice. The second thing I would say is you don’t drive to Cleveland by knowing every turn from here to Cleveland. You start driving and get directions as you go. The cost of being wrong in your path there is very low, so begin. It is not fatal. Begin and practice being grateful for no recompense, and then repeat it. It turns out that when you make art, the audience will appreciate it for what they could. When you make art, the world won’t give you what you are entitled to. You know what you get when you make art? You get the chance to make more art. That is its own reward.”
Seth Godin
As I reflect on last week, this time of year makes me think about beginnings. In 2016, I started a deliberate search for gratitude in my life. Part of that search included interviewing people about gratitude. I cast the net wide, interviewing more than 30 people including writers, professors, Cirque Du Soleil performers, diplomats, members of the military, and many others. Seth Godin was the first person I interviewed. His “yes” meant more than I can explain. His participation set a high bar for my gratitude project. Over the years, I have kept him in my gratitude project loop, always remembering to thank him for his generosity. He always responds with a kind thought.
As an homage to beginnings, the power of “yes,” raising a ruckus, 800 tries, leaving your comfort zone, making the world a better place, and taking your turn, I decided to focus on gratitude for Seth Godin in this week’s Weekly Wide-Awake.
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.
