[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!
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.
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.
Philosopher and Education Scholar
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Tag: Atlanta Beltline
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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Northern White
Northern White, David Landis I noticed this amazing rhinoceros sculpture for this first time a few weeks ago. Honestly, I had run past it several times a week for months and never really seen it. I finally took time to stop and read the plaque...
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Mellow Mushroom
This lion sculpture is part of sculptures curated by Mellow Mushroom Pizza. Art on the Beltline is a community affair. Local businesses, organizations, individuals, and many more commission Beltline art. This sculpture is part of Atlanta-founded M...
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Ponce City Market
"Located at the nexus of Atlanta’s most established neighborhoods, Ponce City Market is the latest incarnation of a long legacy of community-centered built environments along this iconic stretch of Ponce de Leon Avenue. The National Trust for Histo...
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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.
