[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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My Gratitude Project Methodology
My original gratitude journey began during the 2016 presidential election cycle as a volunteer at Hillary Clinton’s Miami campaign headquarters. I needed to answer my doubts and fears with faith and connection. I started talking with people about g...
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Doing Philosophy
“Everything happens for a reason — and other lies I’ve loved.”
I'm sure I would have ignored it if it hadn't reminded me of something I had experienced, something I felt uncomfortable telling anyone: that when I was sure that I was going to die, I didn't feel angry. I felt loved. It...
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Health, Paying Attention
This Is Something I Had To Go Through
This Is Something I Had To Go Through, James Davis Eastside Trail Eastside Trail at North Highland Art is a window through which we see our personal experience. The plaque next to this sculpture reads, "This sculpture is about a particular m...
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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.
