[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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Dogwood Blooms
Dogwood Blooms, By Julie Ann McKevitt
Westside Trail under Westview Drive
I first saw this mural in spring of 2021. New to Atlanta, it was the first time in years I lived in a place where trees blossomed all around me. (I soon learned Atlanta is called, “A city in a forrest.”) This mural lives on a large overpass and invites us all to the feel the happiness of a perpetual spring. I moved to Atlanta in the spring. It felt like every blossom bloomed for me. It felt like every blossom was a promise of new life. It felt like the earth itself was sending a fragrant invitation to learn about how sweet it all is.
Butterflies are important to me for many reasons. I love their natural wisdom as they understand the exact right time to leave their chrysalis. I love their absolute strength as they persist and break through, flapping their wings knowing their life depends on it. I love their unique beauty as they embrace every moment of life’s sweet brevity. These larger than life butterflies remind every who sees them of our wisdom, strength, and beauty.
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.
