[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!
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.
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.
Philosopher and Education Scholar
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Meatless Days
"Food certainly gave us a way not simply of ordering a week or a day but of living inside history, measuring everything we remembered against a chronology of cooks."Sara Suleri I love food. Rather, I love to eat. If I was a better cook I would pro...
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30 For Thursday: On The Beauty of Clouds
I start most of my days with a run. I have done that for years, from wherever I have lived. I have always appreciated cloudy days. Whether a surprise rain shower, an interesting shape, or signal of a coming storm, I am thankful for clouds. Clouds...
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Weekly Wide-Awake – Power
This week I think about power. Just power. The power of truth. The power of seeing. The power to break free from cages. Even, the power of data. At this moment when I feel powerless, I turn to the powerful. I seek to reclaim power from the daily delu...
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30 For Thursday: Data-Driven Decisions
I believe in making decisions based on data. It makes sense to me for a lot of reasons. If motivation comes from seeing results, and results can be tracked more closely using data, incorporating data into my marathon training plan makes sense. Also, ...
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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.