[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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Taking A Walk #4
This week, I am walking and thinking about grounding, the railroad, and the Sears Catalog. I am walking and thinking about home, history, and roots. I am walking and thinking about story, art, and community. We landed in Atlanta and immediately lande...
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Paying Attention
Column of Change
Column of Change, AnT Sculpture and Design Westside TrailWestside Trail between Fair St. and Stafford St. Based on the artist's statement, this piece is a brick representation of an antique candle holder. It makes me think of the malleability o...
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Paying Attention
He can cry. She can run the world.
He can cry. She can run the world. — Eric Nine I think a lot abut the messages I take in. The messages I see. The messages I hear. The messages I breathe. All of it makes a difference at an elemental level. Messages matter. The messages we cons...
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Paying Attention
Mariposa
Mariposa, Random Direction Mariposa makes me think of a butterfly's cocoon. It reminds me of the absolute miracle that is a butterfly's metamorphosis. Mariposa invites us to sit between butterfly wings, on a chrysalisesque bench, welcoming chan...
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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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