[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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A Woman’s Perspective on Infertility
The Topic of Infertility Infertility is definitely not a typical holiday topic, but it is a quiet discussion that whispers around the corners of my holidays: at family gatherings, in annual Christmas cards, on Christmas morning. Reminders are ever...
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Coming Out With Turner Syndrome
A writing teacher explained to me after he read my essay, “The Unspeakable Gift,” that the essay was the moment I came out as a woman living with Turner syndrome. It focused on my experience participating in a Turner syndrome study at the Nationa...
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“When Was Your Last Period?”: A Few Things to Consider When Seeking Adult Care for Turner Syndrome
Living with Turner Syndrome I live with Turner syndrome. I was diagnosed at the age of 15. I am now almost 48. I saw the same Ob-Gyn, who guided me through my diagnosis and follow-up care from specialists, from the age of 15 to 37 when I participa...
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On Drinking More Water
Over the years, I have committed to weight losing, yoga practicing, marathon training, good deed doing, daily meditating, and letter writing (just to name a few of my past resolutions). In general, I am strong, committed, focused, and determined. Des...
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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.
