Author Archives: Kelly Sedinger

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

Dear Mr. President, Yes, you are my President. But I do not support you, and I do not expect good things from you. I do not expect good policy choices, nor do I expect good outcomes. My expectations for you … Continue reading

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Dear 44 (an Open Letter to the President of the United States)

Dear Mr. President, I honestly never thought writing something on the occasion of your impending departure from office would feel so bittersweet, but my God — I didn’t expect a lot of things. On the night you won the Presidency, … Continue reading

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Something for Thursday

Something tells me we’re all going to need shelter from the storm.

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Tone Poem Tuesday

This is one of the most well-known of all classical works, although I suspect more people recognize it by virtue of its use in cartoons than anything else, and therefore I also suspect that relatively few people can actually name … Continue reading

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When will we be going back?

Gene Cernan, the last human being to walk on the moon, died today. Why have we waited so long to go back?

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Bad Joke Friday

The Wife found this the other day.

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Something for Thursday

Sorry for the radio silence the last few days. The reason? The usual! Writing a novel, editing another one, and trying to do more reading after a depressingly slack 2016 in the reading department. Here’s some Wagner.

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Bad Joke Friday

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Something for Thursday

I heard this on my way to work this morning. It really needs no introduction, so here’s the Overture to The Barber of Seville by Rossini.

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Richard Thompson and CUL DE SAC

2016 was an awful year for creative people passing away, but one death that I didn’t see a whole lot of comment about was that of cartoonist Richard Thompson of complications from Parkinson’s Disease. Thompson was the brilliant mind behind … Continue reading

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