[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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Holding Nana’s Hands
I was holding my Nana’s hands when she passed away. I was her only granddaughter. Her namesake. Her beauty shop companion. Her sidekick rose gardener. Her sous chef who loved butter as much as she did. Her New Year’s Eve date. Her engagement ring...
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MONDAYS ARE FREE #021 — #025
LANGUAGE. HISTORY. HUMOR. EXERCISE 021: SPEAK ANOTHER LANGUAGE a poem that embeds Write a poem that embeds a language other than English inside of it. “Bien dans sa peau.” She said. Comfortable in your own skin. “Bien d...
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Silence
“Through the portals of silence, the healing sun of wisdom and peace will shine upon you.” – Paramahansa Yogananda Determined to read the books that have been on my shelves for years, I am reading my way through Robert Lawrence Smith's Quak...
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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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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.
