[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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Gratitude
More About Janice Nolen
"Each time a woman stands up for herself, she stands up for all women." Maya Angelou This quote was on Janice's sign at the Women's March in 2017. I think it perfectly sums up her approach to life. Janice was about standing up. Whether it was abou...
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Gratitude
Janice Nolen’s Obituary as published by the American Lung Association
It is with heartfelt sadness that we acknowledge the death of Janice Nolen, the American Lung Association’s National Assistant Vice President, Policy. Janice passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2020. For 20 years, Janice was a national leadin...
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Gratitude
More About Lara MacGregor
Lara is the Founder of Hope Scarves, an international non-profit organization based in Louisville, KY. The mission of Hope Scarves is to share scarves, stories and hope with people facing cancer. Lara started Hope Scarves as a way to turn 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.
