[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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Category: Doing Philosophy

The Issue of Fairness
"As long as we see what has come to pass as being unfair, we’ll be a prisoner of what might have been." - Mark Nepo A letter to myself when I feel life is unfair. Dear Katie, It may seem like you have been given more than you can handle. It ...
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The Ordinary Art
Before fixing what you’re looking at, check what you’re looking through. - Mark Nepo I have seen an interesting meme several times over the last few months. It has two columns that breakdown validation and hope - and - toxic positivity. I thin...
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Twig and Nest
I think I could turn and live with animals. They do not sweat and whine about their condition. Not one is dissatisfied. - Walt Whitman I love animals for so many reasons. For finding the right twig for a nest, rather than trying to make the wrong on...
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One Constant Arrival
Whether drifting through life on a boat or climbing toward old age leading a horse, each day is a journey and the journey itself is home - Basho I was holding my Nana's hands when she passed away. I was her only grand daughter. Her name sake. H...
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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.