[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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Noon
The noon, a mystic dog with paws of fire,
Harindranath Chattopadhyaya, Noon
Runs through the sky in ecstasy of drouth,
Licking the earth with tongue of golden flame
Set in a burning mouth.
I measure my days in noons. Let me explain. I wake up with the thought to seize the day. Thirsty with ambition, swimming in thoughts and lists, trying to break through the muck of noise and overwhelm. I try to follow a calendar, live a routine, and head to noon. At noon, the sun is in full force. I take the temperature of my fire.
If noon is a thirsty, mystic dog with paws of fire, heading toward sundown with abandon and resolve, I ask myself about my fire? Why did I start reading Atomic Habits weeks ago and not finished the book? Why do I have yet another barely used day planner? What good are goals with out follow through?
I want to be consumed with noon’s fire. I want to run my race, fully aware of my pace and still finding my edge. I want to be gentle on my mind and have a fierce heart. At noon, a day can still be one. At noon, I can turn it around. At noon, I can get a drink of water, course correct, and press on.
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.
