[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!
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.
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.
Philosopher and Education Scholar
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Develop A Unique Voice
Godin's philosophy centers on the idea that success stems from the ability to find and share your unique voice, to know and act on what makes your work unmistakeable, and to allow your core to drive your creative process and business strategy. This m...
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What I Learned From Telling The Truth
And did you get what you wanted from this life, even so? I did. And what did you want? To call myself beloved. To feel myself beloved on the earth." Raymond Carver, "Late Fragment" I am a woman living with Turner syndr...
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Make A Project Timeline
A final exercise in Seth Godin's Course is to make a project timeline. A few reflections about the course before I share my timeline: Explore Your Voice. Build From What Makes You Unique. Share. Share. Share. Pay Attention To What Works Fo...
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Clean Program Week 2 Reflections
I felt like a rock star my second week on the Clean Program. My energy level sky rocketed. My attitude was positive. I slept better (even though my dreams are more vivid, which has been kinda great). Cravings? What are those? I have gotten crazy expe...
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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.