Doing Philosophy Archives - Page 15 of 72 - 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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Confessions of a Story Slayer

Slay: 1. to kill by violence. 2. to destroy; extinguish.A standard definition of “to slay” Stories are being slayed left and right in our world. The stories of refugees seeking safety. The stories of innocent lives lost to gun violence. The st...

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bell hooks and Cornel West in a Public Dialogue at The New School

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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 ...

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The Mermaid

A mermaid found a swimming lad, picked him for her own, pressed her body to his body, laughed; and plunging down, forgot in cruel happiness that even lovers drown. - William Butler Yeats Have you ever drowned in love? Heartbreak can feel like drow...

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