[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!
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.
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.
Philosopher and Education Scholar
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Body Gratitude
"Speak to your body in a loving way. It's the only one you've got, it's your home, and it deserves your respect."Iskra Lawrence Too frequently, I take my body for granted. When I am sick, I pledge to do better - eat better, drink more water, get m...
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The Butterfly Dinner: A Oneness Expedition
I am relatively new to talking about Turner syndrome. I was diagnosed with Turner syndrome at the age of 15. I discussed it rarely outside of doctors' offices after that initial conversation. Turner syndrome results when one of the X chromosomes is m...
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Weekly Wide-Awake: Prevention
I started ghostwriting for The Ohio Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Prevention and Promotion in September 2022. As a new entity tasked with building connections within the Ohio prevention field, the Center hit the ground running. I had my ...
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Playing the Long Game: Ohio Prepares for Sports Gaming
The first clinical treatment center to address gambling addiction in the United States opened at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Brecksville, Ohio, in 1972 under the guidance of Dr. Robert Custer. Dr. Custer, a leader in the theory and pra...
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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.