[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: Course Work
Course Work
Las Cuevas de Altamira
When I was a sophomore in high school, I spent a summer in Santander, Spain studying Spanish. It was my first international trip. We visited Las Cuevas de Altamira near the town of Santillana Del Mar. The caves house prehistoric paintings. Even at 16...
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Course Work, Doing Philosophy
A Gift From the Abyss
a·byssNoun: 1. a deep or seemingly bottomless chasm 2. bottomless pit 3. a wide or profound difference between people; a gulf 4. the regions of hell conceived of as a bottomless pit I have been living in the abyss for the last few years. I f...
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Course Work, Doing Philosophy
A Voice From The Stillness
My guardian angel told me to be still and know. Be still and know. Be still and know. Stillness as sides of the brain connecting. Stillness as truth and peace. Stillness as awe and attention. Stillness as true love. How do we find stillness? So...
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Course Work
Marie Forleo’s 3 Powerful Year-In-Review Questions
Marie Forleo is one of my favorite thought leaders. Her energy, insight, and generosity inspire me. I completed her B-School in 2018. I follow her to this day – referencing her content and watching Marie TV. She asks these year-in-review questions....
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Born in 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.
