[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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Category: Poetry
Poetry
Portrait Of
There was a woman who claimed to be made of rain. Anni Liu There are times in life when we learn what we are made of. We learn about our substance. We learn about our molecular identity. We learn about our bones. We learn about our light and our ...
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Poetry
Map to the Stars
A Schwinn-ride away: Eagledale Plaza. Adrian Matejka Thinking back to the the days when my bicycle meant freedom and Dairy Queen felt 100 miles away. Thinking about needing permission. Thinking about being years beyond my training wheels and being...
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Poetry
Together and by Ourselves
I opened the window so I could hear people. Last night we were together by ourselves. Alex Diminitrov We are together and by ourselves. Opening the window feels like the pages in my journal filled with words I want to say. Opening the window f...
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Poetry
Where were you when Mac Miller died?
The Elephant/ Yes, I will be/ your bent little teaspoon/ if you will have me how I am. Maria Gray People that "have us how we are" are blessings. People that know our secrets and love us anyway. People that encourage us to live big, loving lives. ...
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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.
