Cally Proctor

Cally Proctor is a Minneapolis-based writer and mom. She writes about contemporary culture, moral uncertainty, and spiritual decline.

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You’re on Mute

Institutions promised more humane and inclusive language. Too often, they produced a vocabulary that obscures ordinary people—and leaves everyone afraid to speak. A few years...

We’ve Got $9 Billion Problems—and Accountability Ain’t One

It is not an audited loss, and it may ultimately prove too high. Federal officials should have to document and defend it. Before Minnesota’s Medicaid...

When I Stopped Outsourcing My Political Thinking

For most of my adult life, I was politically confident without being politically curious. I voted on the big stuff. I knew which party I...

Re: Defiling White Corpses

“Leave indigenous land sacred and piss on the white corpses.” “Leave indigenous land sacred and piss on the white corpses.” I have been thinking about this...

The Little Heads in the Closet

I found them while cleaning out a closet. Two ceramic planters shaped like little heads. One pinkish. One brownish. I had forgotten I even owned them. They’re pretty...

My first Minnesota Republican Convention: Lots of spectacle, little substance

I attended the recent Minnesota Republican convention as a first-time delegate. People have already asked me if I’ll do it again. At this point, probably not...

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