[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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A Light That Shines
There is a light that shines in the darkness, which is only visible there.
Barbara Brown Taylor
Hitting bottom. Falling to pieces. Being at my worst. Failing miserably. Getting my butt kicked. Losing my way. Burning it all down. These are some names for darkness — for moments when my light is separate from my self. I know these moments in my bones. I call them by name. I know all the details. I carry their weight. They visit me in my dreams.
In all of this, there is a light that shines.
I know a few things for sure about the light that shines in darkness. It teaches us where to pay attention. It is crystal clear — like a beacon — if we are willing to see it. We see it when we are vulnerable, soft, courageous, and open. It is fierce, powerful, and constant. It is the perfect candle, the elastic morning, the comforting net. It is hope. It reminds me of compassion, forgiveness, and wisdom. It is a precious gift.
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.
