[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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He can cry. She can run the world.
He can cry. She can run the world. — Eric Nine Eastside Trail I think a lot abut the messages I take in. The messages I see. The messages I hear. The messages I breathe. All of it makes a difference at an elemental level. Messages matter. T...
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Mariposa
Mariposa, Random Direction Mariposa makes me think of a butterfly's cocoon. It reminds me of the absolute miracle that is a butterfly's metamorphosis. Mariposa invites us to sit between butterfly wings, on a chrysalisesque bench, welcoming chan...
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Taking A Walk #3: Solar Wind, Whirling Wheels, 33 Oaks
I celebrate art and science on my Beltline walk this week. My walks allow me to get outdoors and breathe in strength and peace. I head out to see the magnificence of spring. Steel and innovation and sunshine. Trees and wind and bicycles. Nature and l...
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Whirling Wheels
Whirling Wheels, Alex Rodriguez DMD Whirling Wheels reminds us, "Share the road." That is important in many ways. It is important because sharing, generosity, and kindness are always important. It is important because we all travel the same road t...
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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.