Books Falling Archives - Page 10 of 27 - Katie Steedly

[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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Serendipity

"In the Buddhist tradition, generosity is the ground for everything else." Yvonne Rand Chapter 7, "Serendipity" in Sue Bender's Everyday Sacred: A Woman's Journey Home reminds me about the importance of generosity. At this time of isolation, anger...

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Expectations

"Doubt if you must," I tell myself daily, "but persist."Sue Bender Chapter VIII, "Expectations," in Sue Bender's Everyday Sacred: A Woman's Journey Home, explores the common expectations we put on ourselves. She writes about the expectations of pa...

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Art as a Teacher

“Whether you succeed or not is irrelevant, there is no such thing. Making your unknown known is the important thing.”Georgia O'Keefe Chapter 10, "Art as a Teacher," in Sue Bender's Everyday Sacred: A Woman's Journey Home looks closely at...

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Acceptance

"Could I accept the idea that good things come out of a catastrophe?"Sue Bender "Acceptance," Chapter 12 in Sue Bender's Everyday Sacred: A Women's Journey Home wrestles with finding good in bad. Out of the ashes a phoenix rises. Every cloud has a...

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