[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 Roundup: Alchemy for Tomorrow
Permanent Hair Color I ordered permanent hair color this week. It has been 10 weeks since I colored my hair. I am beginning to look like my Nana who had beautiful silver hair. I have thought about wearing my grey hair as a show of solidarity ...
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Weekly Wide-Awake: Where To Start?
Where To Start? I am not sure where to start my roundup this week - my first attempt at a curatorial blog posts since 2018. It seems important to start keeping track of things right now. I am not sure what week of isolation we are in. I had an inc...
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Presence
Your presence is a miracle. Thich Nhat Hanh My Word of the Year for 2024 is presence. I have chosen a Word of the Year for many years. I want to intentionally walk into the new year, thinking about and acting on my Word of the Year. More specifica...
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About Katie
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.
