[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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Poetry
“Hope” is the thing with feathers
“Hope” is the thing with feathers - That perches in the soul - And sings the tune without the words - And never stops - at all - And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard - And sore must be the storm - That could abash the little Bird That kept so ma...
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Course Work
Turkey Soup
An Image in Four Parts She said to pay attention to the turkey soup — the way it tastes the saltiness, the soupiness, the sturdiness. She said nothing else mattered, just taste, but instead I keep thinking about the lessons of her kitch...
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Paying Attention
Eternal Flame of Hope
Eternal Flame of Hope, Special Olympics Georgia Eternal Flame of Hope celebrates 50 years of the Special Olympics Georgia. As their mission relates, "The mission of Special Olympics Georgia is to provide year-round sports training and athletic co...
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Weekly Wide-Awake
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
You, Me, and the Space Between Tessie — You look beautiful. I always knew you would be driving a Mercedes. Liat — This time without Tequila hidden behind the front tire. Tessie — What was the name of your puppy? Liat — Mae Ling. ...
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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.
