Love Like Water

[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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Only love with no thought of return can soften the point of suffering.
Mark Nepo

Love like high thread count sheets.

High thread count sheet love is soft and comforting and luxurious. It wraps and enfolds and caresses. It spoils and pampers and feels decadent. It does not feel guilt or regret. It feels warm and worthy and whole.

Love like old shoes.

Old shoe love is worn and beautiful. You keep it around a long time. You can tell the stories of steps you have shared with it. It is the love of old friends and family. It is the love of haunts and home. It is the love shared memories and tradition. It is the love of time and experience.

Love like chamomile tea.

Chamomile tea love is peaceful and warm. It takes time to steep and strengthen. Its sweetness calms and forgives. It is flowers and spices and water – a natural combination of balance.

Love like puppies rolling in grass.

Puppy rolling in grass love is pure joy. It is selfless and bountiful. It is light and energetic. It is unbridled and unrestrained. It is all-fours-in-the-air, bully up, and vulnerable.

Love like a good book.

Good book love is wisdom wrapped in understanding. It is that feeling of being seen in a story when the characters are speaking only to you. It is curious and thoughtful. It is a page turner. It is taking time to sit down and simply be.

Love like a symphony.

Symphony love knows harmony and dissonance. There is a dance there. It is creative and inspiring. It whispers quietly, moves sweetly, and sings loudly. Its artistry tells a story. The dynamics are important. Every instrument matters. Every note matters.

Love like an iris blooming in spring snow.

Iris blooming in spring snow love is fearless and hopeful. It is predictable and confident. It is dependable and resilient. It is colorful and graceful. It is strong and beautiful.