[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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Doing Philosophy
The Moon and the Dewdrop
Enlightenment is like the moon reflected in a dewdrop on a blade of grass. The moon does not get wet, nor is the drop of water broken. And the whole moon and entire sky are reflected in even one drop of water. - Dogen Holding Nana's Hands I was hol...
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Doing Philosophy
The Surface and the Deep
When under, remember the surface. When on the surface, remember the deep. Thoughts on the surface and the deep. Living at the surface. Life seems designed to live at the surface. We move at a fast pace. We carry on inch deep conversation. We take ...
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Doing Philosophy
Moments Not Words
Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds! And Shine ! - Buddha I learn to love from my family I never doubt my family's love. Even in the midst of absolute crazy, or perhaps most profoundly in moments of absolute crazy, I never doubt their lo...
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Doing Philosophy
To Witness & Hold
Just as the warmth of summer can make a cricket sing, the quality of being held enlivens the heart. - Mark Nepo When We Witness and Hold One Another We create something bigger than was there before. When we witness we speak and stand for truth. Wh...
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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.
