[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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The water is wide, I can’t cross o’er
The Water is Wide, traditional Scottish folk song, performed by Eva Cassidy
And neither do I have wings to fly
Give me a boat, carry two
And both shall row
My love and I
We celebrate our anniversary on September 19th. This song was played during our wedding at a moment when we lit candles in honor of loved ones who were with us in spirit that day. I think of that moment often as the years pass. I often feel held by the love of those that came before. I know our boat has been built on the solid foundation of their love. The flame lives on. The boat carries us as we row.
About Katie
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.
