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.
In recognition of receiving the Dateline Award for the Washingtonian Magazine essay, The Unspeakable Gift.
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A Thanksgiving Prayer

On this day, we remember our interconnection and interdependence.
May we breathe in peace and breathe out love.
May we know clarity of purpose and vision.
May we feel the strength and promise of healthy bodies, minds, and spirits.
May we create and build.
May we forgive and heal.
May we speak truth and listen.
May we succeed and fail and learn and grow.
May we be stewards of our earth.
May we read books and tell stories.
May we feel deeply and see and support and love.
May we shine with the brilliance of 1,000 suns.
About Katie

From 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.