[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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Noticing A Bird
I saw a beautiful bird when I was running. I am not sure what kind of bird she was. She was posed regally and openly on a wood post a few feet from the small sea wall. Her feet gripped the post. A sign that read "DANGER" hung on the side of the ...
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The Pain of Becoming
For the flower, it is fully openat each step of its blossoming. - Mark Nepo My Nana had a rose garden for many years. She tended each bush with great care and attention: special rose food, just enough water, protection from cold and heat. There...
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Learning How To Cook
I was told by my elementary school art teacher that I could not draw. That hurt. I was in a musical at a local Equity dinner theatre, the school choir, and a cheerleader, so the sting was lessened a bit by being distracted by other activities. Tho...
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My Old Kentucky Home
Greg and I decided we would not see each other on our wedding day until I walked down the aisle, so I stayed with my parents. My family had arrived the day before from Louisville. I arrived to their hotel room after the rehearsal dinner festivities. ...
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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.