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.
In recognition of receiving the Dateline Award for the Washingtonian Magazine essay, The Unspeakable Gift.
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Here Is The Beltline II

After a few weeks of writing about art on the Beltline several things have become clear. My first realization is that art happens all around the Beltline. I thought that before — having spent a year exploring — but now I know it for sure. Beltline art is as diverse — murals, sculpture, statues — as the people who enjoy it. Another thought I have is that my paying attention skills have been strengthened by taking the time to see and reflect. I notice myself noticing more, and telling about it more, now. Setting the intention to see makes seeing possible. Most importantly, I am seeing more beauty in this incredibly hard world. The beauty of weathered railroad iron. The strength found in repurposing. The reflection of stainless steel. All of it decorates the first week of spring.
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.