To The Person Who Chooses Not To Vote

[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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To The Person Who Chooses Not To Vote

Election Day is November 5th, but voting is happening right now in many places and many ways. Check here for more information.

To mark that occasion, I want to stand alongside the many people encouraging everyone to have their voices heard. I am grateful to join a chorus of concerned citizens. I have several thoughts for people who are considering not voting. President Obama made a video that addressed excuses for not voting. Another video tells young people not to vote, so their concerns can continue to be ignored by political leaders. At this time when the right to vote is being attacked across this country, in big and small ways, and we are losing rights with each turn of the judicial and legislative screws, voting has never been more important.