[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!
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.
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.
Philosopher and Education Scholar
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Marie Forleo B-School Week 6 Reflections
We have a treelike bush on our balcony. Several months ago it got attacked by white fungus creepy crawly looking things. I treated it with several remedies, overtime, to no avail. I pruned back the dead branches until it was basically a few larger st...
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Marie Forleo’s B-School Week 7 Reflection
If last week I was a gardener artfully pruning, this week I have been a surgeon delicately operating. The focus of my week has been on reworking, searching, massaging, considering, dreaming, and messaging text across the breadth of my Big Idea. The m...
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Who Am I?
I have followed best selling author and thought leader Seth Godin for years. His writing is funny and thought provoking. He is encouraging, inspiring, challenging, and creative. Learning how to freelance with heart, skill, vision, and strategy makes ...
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Develop A Unique Voice
Godin's philosophy centers on the idea that success stems from the ability to find and share your unique voice, to know and act on what makes your work unmistakeable, and to allow your core to drive your creative process and business strategy. This m...
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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.