Author Archives: Kelly Sedinger

When the House had a filibuster (a Repost)

Since the filibuster is back in the news–and hopefully because it’s about to die, once and for all–I’m reminded of the passage from Barbara Tuchman’s THE PROUD TOWER, which I excerpted back in 2009. Here it is again. A number … Continue reading

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Dear 45 (an Open Letter to the President of the United States)

As I write this, you are still President, for another 47 minutes. I guess it’s time to reflect a bit. Here’s part of what I wrote to you four years ago today:  I do not support you, and I do … Continue reading

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2021 in the Books: SOULCATCHER and THE WEIRDSTONE OF BRISINGAMEN

 So, this year I’m going to try to do more with regard to writing in this space about the books I read. I’ve set a Goodreads challenge for myself of 52 books read, and as I write this, I’m ahead … Continue reading

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Winter at last?

 Except for a few days, winter here in Western New York has been a dingy affair thus far. I like snow, but we’ve had barely any at all. Mostly it’s just been one gray, damp, muddy day after another. Days like … Continue reading

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On fandom, personal attachments, and the Buffalo Bills

  Unless you live in a cave–and a particularly deep, nasty cave with trolls and snakes and giant spiders and whatnot–you probably have heard that in 2020, the Buffalo Bills finally returned to the ranks of the Indisputably Good Teams, … Continue reading

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T-minus Seven Days and Counting

 If nothing else, I hope that in seven days’ time the world will start to transition to a state in which my usual emotional state is not some form of anger.

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Recent Adventures, indoors and out

 Just some recent photos of various wanderings and stayings put:

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“Common Ground”

 Of all the images from the failed coup the other day, there’s one that I can’t stop thinking about. I especially think about this image as I consider all the people who keep telling me that we need to “come … Continue reading

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“We are who we were.”

 Longtime readers know that one of my main ways of processing the world is through movies and teevee shows I’ve seen, and books I’ve read. I often find in the creative works of others a prism through which I can … Continue reading

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My Letter to Chris

 Tonight I did something I haven’t done in quite a while. I e-mailed my Representative in Congress. Unfortunately, I happen to live in a district that is currently as reliably crimson as any small town in Alabama, and my current … Continue reading

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