[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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Whole Life Challenge Week 2 Reflection
This is my first time doing the Whole Life Challenge. That means, I just finished the first few miles of a mindfulness marathon. The first week was about finding success on the Challenge during our anniversary trip to Washington, DC. The second week ...
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Whole Life Challenge: Week 1 Reflection
Greg and I started the Whole Life Challenge on September 16th. We were invited by a friend whose sense of adventure and ability to drink life like a fine cocktail leads her to travel to the most amazing parts of the earth, ride a motorcycle like a Bo...
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Paying Attention
The Curly Hair Yogi
A few years ago I was eating dinner by myself at a favorite sushi restaurant. I started having a conversation with the woman who was sitting next to me. We immediately started talking when she complemented my curly hair. Her hair was curly. Very qui...
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Doing Philosophy
Back To School
I have a confession. I always loved going back to school. Don't get me wrong. Summer break was great, but I also loved going back to school. A fresh start. Change. I have never had to prepare children for the back to school grind, and I do not go bac...
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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.
