[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: Doing Philosophy
Doing Philosophy
The Practice of Being Real
As the sun cannot withhold its light, we cannot withhold what feels real. - Mark Nepo The Existential Project and the Practice of Being Real The existential project is central to being real. We all have a project. The project expands indi...
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Doing Philosophy
The Energy of Being Real
Do not seek any rules or method of worship, say whatever your pained heart chooses. - Rumi I am no good at not being my real self. I do not lie. I do not cheat. I do not steal. I am not selfish. I am not mean. This is simply who I am. When I ha...
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Doing Philosophy
What Keeps Us from Shedding
A Right to Renewal Mark Nepo explains we all have a right to renewal. We have a right to shed. He shares a Melanesian tale that maintains humans were once immortal and cast their skins (like snakes and crabs) and to renew their youth. That changed w...
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Doing Philosophy
Feeling Your Feelings
The fastest way to freedom is to feel your feelings. - Gita Bellin Dear Speed and Quick Fixes, I understand your appeal. I am attracted by diversion and distraction. Fast offers "freedom." Fixing "gives me more time for things that matter." Produ...
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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.
