[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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Paying Attention
Ireland: From Cork back to Dublin to Home
We left Cork determined to return the rental car at the Dublin Airport early enough to get gas and beat the last day of charges. The two and a half hour drive allowed us to say our proper goodbyes to sheep and cow-lined roads, driving on the left, an...
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Ireland Day 10: Blarney Castle and Cork
Blarney Castle Blarney Castle is about a 20-minute drive from the City Centre of Cork. We left the River Lee Hotel early to be at the front of the line when the gate opened at 9:00. I realized what a smart move that was as we wound our way up to t...
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Ireland Day 9: Doolin to Cork
It takes about two and a half hours to drive from Doolin to Cork, Ireland's 2nd largest city situated in the Southwest of the country. Most of the route winds through cows and sheep and countryside. We had been making similar drives for days, and I h...
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Ireland: Day 8 — Cliffs of Moher and Doolin
We never toured Ballinalacken Castle. We were never on the property for the daily 6:30 tour, but it was always a presence. Castles throughout Ireland are a reminder of its historical grandeur and proximity to breathtaking geological wonder. We ate br...
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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.
