[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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Untitled [This is what was bequeathed us]
This is what was bequeathed us: This earth the beloved left And, leaving, Left to us. From Gregory Orr, Untitled [This is what was bequeathed us] Bequeath is a big word. It speaks of responsibility, legacy, flow, stewardship, and more....
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Through the empty branches the sky remains.It is what you have.Be earth now, and evensong.Be the ground lying under that sky.Be modest now, like a thingripened until it is real ...From "Onto a Vast Plain" by Rainer Maria Rilke Be earth now. Be ear...
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Ten Love Letters to the Earth
Dear Mother, my deep wish is to wake up to the miracle of life. I promise to train myself to be present for myself, my life, and for you in every moment. I know that my true presence is the best gift I can offer to you, the one I love.Thich Nhat Hanh...
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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.
