[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 Exercise of Gentleness
I have no power of miracle other than the attainment of quiet happiness, I have no tact except the exercise of gentleness. - Oracle of Sumiyoshi- Oracle of Sumiyoshi What is gentle? Chamomile tea is gentle. High thread count sheets are gentle. ...
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Smashing Pumpkins
My most nostalgic harvest rituals are of the apple variety.Barbara Kingsolver The chapter focused on October in Barbara Kingsolver's Animal Vegetable, Miracle, "Smashing Pumpkins," describes harvest rituals. There is something comforting about har...
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The Law of the Few: Connectors, Mavens, and Salesmen
“The success of any kind of social epidemic is heavily dependent on the involvement of people with a particular and rare set of social gifts.”Malcolm Gladwell Chapter Two in Malcolm Gladwell's The Tipping Point, "The Law of the Few: Connectors...
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The Love That Will Not Die
In difficult times, it is only bodhichitta that heals. When inspiration has become hidden, when we feel ready to give up, this is the time when healing can be found in the tenderness of the pain itself. This is the time to touch the genuine heart of ...
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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.
