[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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Living the Comma #1
Dream Days. Tomatoes. Short Sentences.
Hello Friends,
I lead a writing group at my church. We meet the first Sunday of each month (in person and virtually) — August through May. In an effort to bring folks together around words, at this time when connection just might save us, we are creating a community to write together.
Having met for a couple months, I want to deepening our connections. So I have created this weekly check-in. As part of the check-in, I will include a writing prompt, a short essayish piece, and a few words of writing wisdom from some of my favorite writing sages.
I am sharing it in this space for folks to keep our writing conversations going between our monthly face-to-face gatherings. I am sharing this here strengthen the connective tissue of our group. I am sharing this here to provide gentle and loving support.
Enjoy!
Katie
Hollye Jacobs’ “Day In The Life Of My Dreams” from The Book of Alchemy
Ross Gay’s “Tomato on Board” from The Book of Delights
A short section of Verlyn Klinkenborg’s, Several short sentences about writing
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.
