[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
Twig and Nest
I think I could turn and live with animals. They do not sweat and whine about their condition. Not one is dissatisfied. - Walt Whitman I love animals for so many reasons. For finding the right twig for a nest, rather than trying to make the wrong on...
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Doing Philosophy
One Constant Arrival
Whether drifting through life on a boat or climbing toward old age leading a horse, each day is a journey and the journey itself is home - Basho I was holding my Nana's hands when she passed away. I was her only grand daughter. Her name sake. H...
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Doing Philosophy
Wu Feng
In the end, it is not enough to think what we know. We must live it. For only by living it can Love show itself as the greatest principle. - Mark Nepo The Well of Ancient Mysteries is across the street from our apartment. To look at it, the Well ...
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Doing Philosophy
The Courage to Join
The real story comes from a love-source that cannot be understood with intellect, but known only as a person is known. – Coleman Barks A love letter to the house in which I grew up. Dear House, You have been a part of my family for 40 years. I...
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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.
