[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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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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Health
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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Finding Words: The Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation
Five people in Ohio die every day by suicide. The Ohio Department of Health reports that in 2020, suicide was the 2nd leading cause of death among Ohioans 10-14 years of age, the 3rd leading cause among Ohioans 15-34 years of age, and the 14th leadin...
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Health
Healthy Choices Caring Communities: A Story of Relationships
Fulton County, Ohio has achieved prevention success in recent years. The community made progress toward reducing the misuse of prescription drugs. The community brought science, policy, and practice together to improve the health of our neighbors. Th...
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Born in 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.
