[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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Category: Paying Attention
Paying Attention
Project Love: 11 Days of Questions from Beyond
I absolutely love Beyond with Jane Ratcliffe. The interviews. The community. The writing advice. I jumped at the opportunity when I saw the invitation to participate in Project Love — an 11-day experience in which the Beyond community responds...
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Paying Attention
Batman and My Foot Surgeon’s Shoes
Today, I am admiring the fancy leather shoes on my foot surgeon's feet. Fancy leather shoes are a delight. If I was smarter about shoes I would probably know if they are Armani, Dolce & Gabbana, or Prada. I try not to stare at them during my appo...
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Gratitude, Paying Attention
Like Beauty for Ashes: A Gratitude Conversation with Dr. Felicia Wilson Young
I first met Felicia in 2003 while living in Washington, DC evaluating programs for an international arts non-profit committed to creating arts opportunities for individuals with disabilities. She was a state leader and I worked in the national office...
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Gratitude, Paying Attention
Getting to Cleveland: A Gratitude Conversation with Seth Godin
Seth Godin was my first “Yes.” Let me explain. In 2017, heartbroken and eyeballs deep in despair, I started searching for things for which to be grateful. I asked myself the question asked by poet Katie Farris “Why write love poetry in...
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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.
