[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: Gratitude
Gratitude
Call Out the Good: A Gratitude Conversation with Seana Murphy
In September of 1994, I became an inaugural AmeriCorps member. (Read about my AmeriCorps experience, here.) AmeriCorps was my first job out of college. Seana Murphy was my AmeriCorps Program Supervisor. Flash forward to February, 2025. I am sitting i...
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Gratitude
Love Opens Up: A Gratitude Conversation with Col. Liesl Carter
KSC: What are some things you are grateful for? LC: It is every little thing, right? I am grateful for my family, grateful for friends, grateful to have a warm home. Those are the typical things you hear. In our family, one of the thin...
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Gratitude, Paying Attention
Batman and My Foot Surgeon’s Shoes
Today, I am admiring the fancy leather shoes on my foot surgeon's feet. Fancy leather shoes are a delight. If I was smarter about shoes I would probably know if they are Armani, Dolce & Gabbana, or Prada. I try not to stare at them during my appo...
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Gratitude, Paying Attention
Like Beauty for Ashes: A Gratitude Conversation with Dr. Felicia Wilson Young
I first met Felicia in 2003 while living in Washington, DC evaluating programs for an international arts non-profit committed to creating arts opportunities for individuals with disabilities. She was a state leader and I worked in the national office...
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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.
