[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
“Everything happens for a reason — and other lies I’ve loved.”
I'm sure I would have ignored it if it hadn't reminded me of something I had experienced, something I felt uncomfortable telling anyone: that when I was sure that I was going to die, I didn't feel angry. I felt loved. It...
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Doing Philosophy, Health
A Lesson in Figure and Ground
I have always been fascinated by the concept of figure and ground. I have always liked questioning my perceptions and understanding. I always see both the vase and the face. I appreciate how visual artists challenge our perception of t...
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Doing Philosophy
The Way is Hard, but Clear
Though it is the hardest going, the way is clear. - Mark Nepo The Value In Swimming Up Stream Finding Your Edge I was first introduced to the idea of my edge in yoga. One of my first yoga teachers would guide us in a pose and instruct us to...
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Doing Philosophy
The Arcadian year
"But the Arcadian Calendar has a style all of its own - highly gothic, distinctly pagan, patterned and stylised in the manner of Art Nouveau. It’s darkly humorous, vicious, chilling, but also silly." Katherine May, The Arcadian year in Stray Att...
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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.
