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Kelly McCullough writes fantasy, science fiction, and books for younger readers. Magic, Madness & Mischief, School for Sidekicks, WebMage, Broken Blade, etc. County board supervisor, city councilor. Also, acts as self-heating cat furniture.
Diaries published: 21 (212 days since last diary on Wed May 10, 2023 at 07:10 AM PDT)
Comments posted: 1866 (2 days since last comment on Wed Dec 06, 2023 at 03:14 PM PST)
Diary frequency: seldom
Comment frequency: frequent
Total Recommends: 4856
Total Comment Ratings: 2503
Most Recommended Diary: Why that 17 point Wisconsin Poll might be more right than you think, 232 comments, 512 recommends
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Daily Kos is a mix of the highly informed and the highly opinionated, with a variable overlap between the two. I keep seeing posts about contesting every election at every level, a goal I agree with. But far too many of them ignore the difficulty of...
by KMc
78 comments on Wed May 10, 2023 at 07:10 AM PDT with 111 Recommends |
I’m a local politician in a small university town in a predominantly rural county in Wisconsin. I’ve spent 12 years as a county board supervisor and the last six months as a city councilor. . Covid is eating our health and emergency services people...
by KMc
38 comments on Fri Dec 17, 2021 at 11:07 AM PST with 92 Recommends |
I’ve been thinking about that Wisconsin poll that has Biden seventeen points ahead and I have an operating theory. First, it’s probably wrong—outliers happen. But it might be less wrong than people expect. I’m a county board supervisor in a purple...
by KMc
232 comments on Thu Oct 29, 2020 at 08:03 AM PDT with 512 Recommends |
I cast a number of votes this morning, two enthusiastically, one with somewhat mixed feelings, and a half dozen more of the more mundane variety.
The enthusiastic votes were for Joanne Kloppenburg for supreme court and Hillary Clinton for...
by KMc
24 comments on Tue Apr 05, 2016 at 10:51 AM PDT with 75 Recommends |
As some of you know, I'm a novelist writing science fiction and fantasy. The first book in my new series launches today. It's called Broken Blade and it walks the borders between fantasy and ...
by KMc
12 comments on Tue Nov 29, 2011 at 09:49 AM PST with 8 Recommends |
Despite SpellCrash being my fifth book launch, I find myself as elated and baffled and nervous and ...
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45 comments on Tue May 25, 2010 at 07:38 AM PDT with 16 Recommends |
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- House and Senate negotiators reached agreement on a major defense and national security policy bill, the National Defense Authorization Act, on Wednesday. It’s likely to be the only legislative ...41 comments 192 Recs
- If you’ve seen the post by dmontaine, there’s a list of ways The economy sucks - for many of us. I won’t go into them all here — you can find the list at the link. There’s a lot there to be angry about — but there’s something to remember about much of...19 comments 31 Recs
- Some legitimate electors in Wisconsin sued the slate of fake electors there for attempting to defraud voters of their vote. After failing in various motions to dismiss, all the electors settled today. You can read the settlement HERE. No money was...61 comments 272 Recs
- Commentary by Black Kos Editor Denise Oliver-Velez Today we celebrate the history, and success of the Montgomery Bus Boycott which began December 5, 1955 with a call for a one-day boycott of buses ...170 comments 84 Recs
- I saw the promos for the interview, but I just HAD to see it for myself. After spending a LOT of time detailing both how polar opposite they were and her...obsession...with interviewing Liz Cheney, Rachel Maddow (uber-liberal) and Liz Cheney...122 comments 136 Recs
- A series of proposals that will make Marc Andreesen furious and ensure I am never promoted by Substack. �But the technology industry is massively broken, socializing the costs of its work while ...11 comments 28 Recs
- Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Rise above the swamp, Besame,16 comments 43 Recs
- Just a really quick story about a pretty mundane occurrence, but one that really gave me a kick today. I was at the Apple Store in Burlingame, CA, buying a new iPhone and getting it all setup, when the tech I was talking with suddenly looked over my...95 comments 650 Recs
- First, let me say how grateful I am for the emotional support I received for a story I wrote in August about my first dog, Ginger (www.dailykos.com/...) who I lost at that time. I have read and re-read many comments in my diary many times. I wanted to...74 comments 199 Recs
- Jezebel has been purchased by Paste Magazine! Paste Magazine buys Jezebel weeks after closure with aim to ‘push boundaries’ Less than three weeks after the feminist US news site Jezebel was shuttered, news has emerged that the site has been acquired....25 comments 169 Recs