[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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Poetry
Introduction to Poetry
I ask them to take a poemand hold it up to the lightlike a color slideor press an ear against its hive.From "Introduction to Poetry" by Billy Collins I made a 2021 New Year's resolution to blog daily about poetry. I have been blogging daily for ye...
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Weekly Wide-Awake: The Synthesis of Hyacinths and Biscuits
Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits. Carl Sandburg April is National Poetry Month. I have made it a practice for several years to blog about poetry. From celebrating the craft of Poet Laureates, to mining the riches of new poets’ w...
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Paying Attention
Dogwood Blooms
Dogwood Blooms, By Julie Ann McKevitt Westside Trail under Westview Drive I first saw this mural in spring of 2021. New to Atlanta, it was the first time in years I lived in a place where trees blossomed all around me. (I soon learned Atlanta...
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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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