[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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Five Things I Learned Week 1 of the Whole Life Challenge
I started another 6 week Whole Life Challenge on September 29th. This is my third Whole Life Challlenge. My birthday was October 1, 2018. I like to think about birthdays as a time for reflection - a time to reboot the body, mind, and spirit. As an ef...
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On Defining Gender: A Perspective From An XO
As a woman living with Turner syndrome, I know gender is a particularly complex, fluid, and amazing thing. Chromosomally speaking, typical females are XX. I am XO. My genetic make-up is a phenotypic wild card. Most XO's are miscarried before birth...
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Kentucky Derby mini-Marathon 2018
The last time I wrote about running was when I failed to meet one of my 2017 goals - the goal of running 1000 miles. (I have completed 155 miles in 2018, so far.) When I wrote about that, I had completing my 10th half marathon (13.1 miles) during the...
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Whole Life Challenge Week 8 Reflection
My first Whole Life Challenge has ended. I have earned points. I have missed points. I have exercised. I have sat on my butt. I have practiced the life habits. I have forgotten life habits. I have been well. I have been sick. Surprises. Disappointmen...
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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.
