[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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Mellow Mushroom
This lion sculpture is part of sculptures curated by Mellow Mushroom Pizza. Art on the Beltline is a community affair. Local businesses, organizations, individuals, and many more commission Beltline art. This sculpture is part of Atlanta-founded M...
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Poetry
At the Spring Dawn
Ah! It is good to be alive, good to love, At the dawn, At the spring dawn. From Angelina Weld Grimke's, "At the Spring Dawn" How good it is to be alive. How good it is to be alive. How good it is to be alive. How ...
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Taking A Walk #5: Art. Resistance.Hope.
I am thinking about art as resistance. Whether a mural communicating an important message, a sculpture raising awareness about an endangered species, or a work commemorating civil rights, Beltline art tells a story of collective strength. Though N...
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Holding Nana’s Hands
I was holding my Nana’s hands when she passed away. I was her only granddaughter. Her namesake. Her beauty shop companion. Her sidekick rose gardener. Her sous chef who loved butter as much as she did. Her New Year’s Eve date. Her engagement ring...
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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.
