[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 Power of Symbols
If you truly hold a stone, you can feel the mountain it came from. - Mark Nepo A collection of children's books lives in the closet of my childhood bedroom at my parent's house. They survive behind stuffed animals, prom dresses, and doctoral rega...
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Doing Philosophy
Benefit of the Pose
“As long as you do not live totally in the body, you do not live totally in the Self.” - B.K.S. Iyengar I have practiced yoga off and on since 2003. My yoga practice has seen 90 classes in 90 days challenges, rice fields in Bali, in hot and wa...
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Doing Philosophy
The Creator’s Cycle
We survive . . . and then we die. - Ojibway Elder It is almost Spring and we are in the heart of Lent. It is timely to be thinking about the cycle of life. I am going to respond below to the questions Mark Nepo asks in today's daily reflection. Perh...
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Doing Philosophy
Responsibility
I felt angry toward my friend. I told my wrath. My wrath did end. I felt angry toward my foe. I told him not. My wrath did grow. - William Blake I generally agree that the most healthy way to handle conflict is talk through it. Most of the time, ...
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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.
