[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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Category: Books Falling
Books Falling
Going against the Grain
"Tonglen reverses the usual logic of avoiding suffering and seeking pleasure. In the process, we become liberated from very ancient patterns of selfishness. We begin to feel love for both ourselves and others; we begin to take care of ourselves and o...
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Dance Class
See how the fearful chandelierTrembles above youEach time you open your mouthTo sing. Sing.Donald Justice In the first section in Anne Lamott's Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith, "Dance Class," the last essay describes her experience being a "...
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Smashing Pumpkins
My most nostalgic harvest rituals are of the apple variety.Barbara Kingsolver The chapter focused on October in Barbara Kingsolver's Animal Vegetable, Miracle, "Smashing Pumpkins," describes harvest rituals. There is something comforting about har...
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The Law of the Few: Connectors, Mavens, and Salesmen
“The success of any kind of social epidemic is heavily dependent on the involvement of people with a particular and rare set of social gifts.”Malcolm Gladwell Chapter Two in Malcolm Gladwell's The Tipping Point, "The Law of the Few: Connectors...
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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.
