[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 – August 1, 2020
"You are a light. You are the light. Never let anyone — any person or any force — dampen, dim or diminish your light … Release the need to hate, to harbor division, and the enticement of revenge. Release all bitterness. Hold only love, only pea...
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Weekly Wide-Awake: Vacation
I was on vacation this week, so I had lot of time to think. The fact we went on vacation - we drove 3 and a half hours to Key West - during this time gave me pause. What does it mean when even a vacation feels controversial in my soul? We wear masks....
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Weekly Wide-Awake: Compassion
"Compassion is the basis of morality."Arthur Schopenhauer I have been thinking about compassion and morality this week. As sickness and death spread like wildfire. As science gets politicized. As the rule of law is attacked. I have considered fict...
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Weekly Wide-Awake: The Long View
"We need to be determined to achieve positive change, but also need to be able to take a long view of what needs to be done."Dalai Lama This week I have been thinking about the long view. Ancient hearts. 80 years of love and work. Summer vacations...
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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.
