[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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Creed
I believe in birdsong that persists through winter and heartsong that keeps the land beating through droughts, rains, snows, love, loss, betrayal.
From Shebana Coelho’s “Creed“
I believe in immenseness, space and a spirit I have found again, by another name,
in another guise.
I believe. Finally, I believe.
I memorized the Apostle’s Creed as a child. It has always felt important to know what I believe. To have faith in something larger and act accordingly. To know something deep in my heart. To hold a sense of wonder. To feel connected to others.
I suppose that is what Coelho means by creed. A creed is a commitment to notice and be amazed. A creed is a foundation for daily life. A creed is a guidebook for decisions. A creed is a set of shared principles. A creed is spirituality writ large.
If I was to write my own personal creed, it would have to include honesty, joy, and curiosity. It would have to include relationships, nature, and purpose. It would have to include imperfection, impermanence, and spontaneity. It would have to include perseverance, pace, and patience. It would have to include spirit, grace, and stillness.
About Katie
From Louisville. Live in Atlanta. Curious by nature. Researcher by education. Writer by practice. Grateful heart by desire.
Buy the Book!
The Stage Is On Fire, a memoir about hope and change, reasons for voyaging, and dreams burning down can be purchased on Amazon.
