Kim McCullough
@kilomc.bsky.social
Writer and teacher. Treaty 7 Territory. Creative Writing faculty at Mount Royal U.
Author of Clearwater. Words in The New Quarterly, Grain, Room, Freefall, Porcupine Lit. she/her
Author of Clearwater. Words in The New Quarterly, Grain, Room, Freefall, Porcupine Lit. she/her
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The Supreme Court has stated that Canadians have a Charter right to strike, and the Premier of Alberta just nullified that in order to end a teacher's strike that is entirely her fault.
She's such a coward that she walked out of #ableg as soon as she tabled the bill. #abpoli #cdnpoli
She's such a coward that she walked out of #ableg as soon as she tabled the bill. #abpoli #cdnpoli
October 27, 2025 at 10:12 PM
And so follows Smith in Alberta.
NEW: As Linda McMahon guts the Dept. of Education, she’s operated in what she calls “a parallel universe” to radically shift how future kids will learn -- seeking to dismantle the public school system in favor of private and Christian schools or homeschooling.
These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.
Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...
www.propublica.org
October 8, 2025 at 11:04 AM
And so follows Smith in Alberta.
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Let’s talk about ‘whoa.’
First of all, ‘woah’ is not yet considered an established spelling variant of ‘whoa.’
While ‘woah’ has grown in prevalence since the late 20th century, ‘whoa’ is still about 5 times as common as ‘woah.’
First of all, ‘woah’ is not yet considered an established spelling variant of ‘whoa.’
While ‘woah’ has grown in prevalence since the late 20th century, ‘whoa’ is still about 5 times as common as ‘woah.’
October 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Let’s talk about ‘whoa.’
First of all, ‘woah’ is not yet considered an established spelling variant of ‘whoa.’
While ‘woah’ has grown in prevalence since the late 20th century, ‘whoa’ is still about 5 times as common as ‘woah.’
First of all, ‘woah’ is not yet considered an established spelling variant of ‘whoa.’
While ‘woah’ has grown in prevalence since the late 20th century, ‘whoa’ is still about 5 times as common as ‘woah.’
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One reason 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘕𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘑𝘦𝘧𝘧 𝘉𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘦𝘺 is so overwhelming: He didn’t live that cliché life of a drug-addled rock star, and seemed pure in the pursuit of art, yet still died so young
Jeff Buckley's Divine Feminine
A new documentary about the 1990s star focuses on the influence of women and recasts the idea of the “muse.”
www.hearingthings.co
August 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
One reason 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘕𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘑𝘦𝘧𝘧 𝘉𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘦𝘺 is so overwhelming: He didn’t live that cliché life of a drug-addled rock star, and seemed pure in the pursuit of art, yet still died so young
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Can't let the first anniversary of Edna O'Brien's death pass without this classic quote for The Paris Review Art of Fiction interview.
July 27, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Can't let the first anniversary of Edna O'Brien's death pass without this classic quote for The Paris Review Art of Fiction interview.
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We're sponsoring The SmokeLong Quarterly Trans Writer Fellowship and Residency in cooperation with @sundresspub.bsky.social and you can find out more here... www.sundresspublications.com/safta/reside...
Residencies - Sundress Publications
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June 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
We're sponsoring The SmokeLong Quarterly Trans Writer Fellowship and Residency in cooperation with @sundresspub.bsky.social and you can find out more here... www.sundresspublications.com/safta/reside...
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What are you doing this summer? Why not write with the liveliest flash workshoppers on the planet? May 24-July 25th. 11 live events, peer-review workshop in small groups, competitions, and more. We're flash mixologists this summer. What's your cocktail? www.smokelong.com/a-smokelong-...
A SmokeLong Summer 25 – May 24th-July 25th - SmokeLong Quarterly
We’re at it again—for the fourth time! Our summerlong program (May 24th-July 25th) is a lively mix of peer-review workshopping, live webinars, readings, craft discussions, open mics, and more. This ye...
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April 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
What are you doing this summer? Why not write with the liveliest flash workshoppers on the planet? May 24-July 25th. 11 live events, peer-review workshop in small groups, competitions, and more. We're flash mixologists this summer. What's your cocktail? www.smokelong.com/a-smokelong-...
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The US was the sole UN member state to vote NO on a resolution declaring an International Day of Hope
March 9, 2025 at 12:53 AM
The US was the sole UN member state to vote NO on a resolution declaring an International Day of Hope
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Just like the launch of Sputnik led to massive investments in what we now call STEM education in the States, Canada should use the tariffs crisis as an opportunity to invest in building Canadian excellence in STEM, but also in arts, humanities and social sciences, like it has never done before.
March 5, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Just like the launch of Sputnik led to massive investments in what we now call STEM education in the States, Canada should use the tariffs crisis as an opportunity to invest in building Canadian excellence in STEM, but also in arts, humanities and social sciences, like it has never done before.
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French Senator Claude Malhuret:
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
March 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
French Senator Claude Malhuret:
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
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Sign of the day…
March 1, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Sign of the day…
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The upcoming election in Canada could not be more consequential for our country. One thing for sure. Poilievre would sell us out to his right wing buddies in the US. We need a Prime Minister that will fight for Canada and Canadians.
March 1, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The upcoming election in Canada could not be more consequential for our country. One thing for sure. Poilievre would sell us out to his right wing buddies in the US. We need a Prime Minister that will fight for Canada and Canadians.
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“You do not get to keep what is sweetest to you; you only get to remember it from the vantage point of having lost it.”
#sundaysentence
Alexis Schaitkin’s Elsewhere
#sundaysentence
Alexis Schaitkin’s Elsewhere
February 23, 2025 at 1:41 PM
“You do not get to keep what is sweetest to you; you only get to remember it from the vantage point of having lost it.”
#sundaysentence
Alexis Schaitkin’s Elsewhere
#sundaysentence
Alexis Schaitkin’s Elsewhere
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NEW: A couple days ago, Breakdown host Nate Pike announced that he was being court ordered to wipe the Alberta politics show from the web as part of a libel lawsuit from a well-connected Alberta businessman.
This development should concern all journalists.
open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
This development should concern all journalists.
open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
Muzzling of The Breakdown should concern all media in Alberta
The popular Alberta politics web show has been ordered shut down as part of a $6-million libel lawsuit from well-connected businessman Sam Mraiche.
open.substack.com
February 18, 2025 at 10:55 PM
NEW: A couple days ago, Breakdown host Nate Pike announced that he was being court ordered to wipe the Alberta politics show from the web as part of a libel lawsuit from a well-connected Alberta businessman.
This development should concern all journalists.
open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
This development should concern all journalists.
open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
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“Writing is thinking… and feeling… The fact that we ask students to complete so many assignments that a machine could do is a sign that something has gone very wrong with writing instruction.”
I’d like to read this book! I see potential in this shift: make writing prompts metacognitive!
#edusky
I’d like to read this book! I see potential in this shift: make writing prompts metacognitive!
#edusky
If your district, school, or household is concerned about the attitudes and abilities of students when it comes to writing, I think I can help with that. First, why writing matters more than ever in the ChatGPT age: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/john-...
More Than Words
A veteran writing teacher makes a “moving” (Rick Wormeli) argument that writing is a form of thinking and feeling and shows why it can’t be replaced by...
www.hachettebookgroup.com
February 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM
“Writing is thinking… and feeling… The fact that we ask students to complete so many assignments that a machine could do is a sign that something has gone very wrong with writing instruction.”
I’d like to read this book! I see potential in this shift: make writing prompts metacognitive!
#edusky
I’d like to read this book! I see potential in this shift: make writing prompts metacognitive!
#edusky
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February 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
No wonder they’re looking to Canada for water.
‘Pistachio Wars’ tells the story of California's terraforming: defector.com/pistachio-wa...
'Pistachio Wars' Tells The Story Of California's Terraforming | Defector
Donald Trump’s last-minute decision to release water into Tulare County reservoirs as a belated solution to the fires in Southern California didn’t make much sense to anyone. The water wouldn’t actual...
defector.com
February 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
No wonder they’re looking to Canada for water.
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This week, approximately 200,000 federal workers have been let go.
February 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
This week, approximately 200,000 federal workers have been let go.
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I've long admired Alan Alda's podcast and SciComm activities—what an honor to appear on his Clear + Vivid podcast! clear-vivid-with-alan-alda.simplecast.com/episodes/jul...
Julie Sedivy: How Language Shapes Us | Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda
Her new book, Linguaphile: A Life of Language Love is an ode to the power of language to both shape us and be shaped by us. It’s informed by her own experience with languages: she spoke five before le...
clear-vivid-with-alan-alda.simplecast.com
February 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I've long admired Alan Alda's podcast and SciComm activities—what an honor to appear on his Clear + Vivid podcast! clear-vivid-with-alan-alda.simplecast.com/episodes/jul...
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It’s official. On Monday, when a whole lot was going on, the UCP quietly removed the ban on coal mining in the Eastern Slopes of the Rockies.
The same ban put in place because you, Albertans, spoke out.
We need you again.
Coal is a threat to us all.
A threat to our water.
And water is life.
The same ban put in place because you, Albertans, spoke out.
We need you again.
Coal is a threat to us all.
A threat to our water.
And water is life.
January 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
It’s official. On Monday, when a whole lot was going on, the UCP quietly removed the ban on coal mining in the Eastern Slopes of the Rockies.
The same ban put in place because you, Albertans, spoke out.
We need you again.
Coal is a threat to us all.
A threat to our water.
And water is life.
The same ban put in place because you, Albertans, spoke out.
We need you again.
Coal is a threat to us all.
A threat to our water.
And water is life.
In light of (even more) recent revelations of election interference on the part of foreign governments, here is the contact page for Canadian MPs. www.ourcommons.ca/en/contact-us
Demand answers. Demand the leader of the opposition step up and get his security clearance. Make some noise.
Demand answers. Demand the leader of the opposition step up and get his security clearance. Make some noise.
Contact a Member of Parliament or contact us - House of Commons of Canada
Contact a Member of Parliament or contact us - House of Commons of Canada
www.ourcommons.ca
December 3, 2024 at 4:54 PM
In light of (even more) recent revelations of election interference on the part of foreign governments, here is the contact page for Canadian MPs. www.ourcommons.ca/en/contact-us
Demand answers. Demand the leader of the opposition step up and get his security clearance. Make some noise.
Demand answers. Demand the leader of the opposition step up and get his security clearance. Make some noise.
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24 hours to sign up for the SLQ Fitness December i̶n̶i̶t̶i̶a̶t̶i̶o̶—intake. Find flash-writer friends who’ll give you great feedback. Get unique, inspiring prompts to create new drafts, and work on story craft and editing technique with SmokeLong’s senior editors. Plus live webinars and nerdy writer fun.⚡️
It’s not a cult. But if it were a cult, it’d be one of the nice, harmless, mildly eccentric ones where people just make art and raise miniature goats as pets and help each other become better writers and sing a lot of karaoke in a quiet mountain community somewhere. www.smokelong.com/smokelong-fi...
November 29, 2024 at 1:06 PM
24 hours to sign up for the SLQ Fitness December i̶n̶i̶t̶i̶a̶t̶i̶o̶—intake. Find flash-writer friends who’ll give you great feedback. Get unique, inspiring prompts to create new drafts, and work on story craft and editing technique with SmokeLong’s senior editors. Plus live webinars and nerdy writer fun.⚡️