[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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My Ins and Outs 2025
Inspired by reading Ins and Outs Lists over the years.
Ins
– Puppy Smell
– Broadway
– The Museum of Literature Ireland
– Chocolate Covered Cashews
– Amaro
– Thoughtful Gifts
– Finisher Medals
– Public Art
– Audiobooks
– Substack
– Long Conversations
– Lost tracks of time
– Bite-Size Desserts
– Fact Checking
– Athleisure Wear
– Brunch
– Holding Hands
– Antique Jewelry
– Artful Profanity
– Movie Popcorn
Outs
– Name, Image and Likeness
– Aggressive Driving
– Broken Air Conditioners
– Hidden Fees
– Rude behavior
– Anxiety
– -isms
– Phobias
– Doctor’s that do not listen
– Blood Draws
– High Heel Shoes
– Greed
– Mis/Disinformation
– Fear
– Neon Yellow
– Customer Service Chat Bots
– Orchestrated Obsolescence
– Lost packages
– Moving
– Torn foot ligaments
About Katie
From 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.
