[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 Amen Corner: On how we learn we are seen and loved
I delivered a eulogy at my grandmother’s funeral. Standing in front of those gathered to celebrate and remember her, I recollected that she always made my brother and I — her grandchildren — feel like we hung the moon and the stars. She loved u...
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Whirling Wheels
Whirling Wheels, Alex Rodriguez DMD Whirling Wheels reminds us, "Share the road." That is important in many ways. It is important because sharing, generosity, and kindness are always important. It is important because we all travel the same road t...
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Taking A Walk #3
I celebrate art and science on my Beltline walk this week. My walks allow me to get outdoors and breathe in strength and peace. I head out to see the magnificence of spring. Steel and innovation and sunshine. Trees and wind and bicycles. Nature and l...
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The ConNectar
The ConNectar, Designed by Kaylin Broussard and Chris Bartlett for Trees Atlanta The ConNector is aptly named. It highlights pollination — the life blood/connection of flowers and plants to life itself. I first saw this sculpture on a Thursday e...
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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.
