[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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I have learned things in the dark that I could never have learned in the light, things that have saved my life over and over again, so that there is really only one logical conclusion. I need darkness as much as I need light. Barbara Brown Taylor ...
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Railroad Workers
Railroad Workers, Jac Coffey I come from a family of German railroad workers. Both my mother's and father's family worked on the Louisville to Nashville Railroad many moons ago. This sculpture reminds me how close we are to our stories. Our storie...
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Whirling Wheels
Whirling Wheels, Alex Rodriguez DMD Eastside Trail Near Glenwood Avenue Whirling Wheels reminds us, "Share the road." That is important in many ways. It is important because sharing, generosity, and kindness are always important. It is importan...
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“To be grounded in who we are today, we must first remember our roots.”
"To be grounded in who we are today, we must first remember our roots." Lisette Correa, Arrrtaddict I have lived all over the Unites States. Big and small cities. College towns. North, south, east, and west. I have found pockets of cool in each pl...
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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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