Settling Up: A Short History of Moving On
We call it healing. It's closer to deferral.
KP Williams
Independent Professor of Possibility. Ph.D., post-institutional, and back home in Pendleton County. Writing on play, tempo, and civic life, one recess at a time.
The Rehearsal Is the Real Thing
What we practice in the pause isn’t the warm-up. It’s the show.
Recess Is Revolution
The pause was never the intermission. It was the act.
Results You Can Read
Every contest on Pendleton County's 2026 ballot, by vote mode, as text you can search, sort and hear read aloud. Typed from the Clerk's posted images and checked against the State Board. Unofficial until certified.
Party Lines
Kentucky's first day of early voting flipped from a Republican edge in 2022 to a Democratic one this week. Every group grew; the difference is pace. And why a party label isn't a vote.
The Good Seats
A tour bus in Cambodia, a country that left, a vice president's favorite saint, and children who chose their seats. The good seat isn't the one with the best view. It's the one closest to the gate.
The Press Box
The movie’s crowd sings “Edelweiss.” The real one cheered. From Salzburg to a Falmouth lynching retold five ways, the onlooker who doesn’t throw a punch but supplies the reason.
The Cheap Seats
In 1887, a Kentucky newspaper explained a lynching in one calm sentence. From Rome's arena to Cheapside to the rally floor, the crowd that affirms, and the seats we're sold.
Use AI Without Outsourcing Your Judgment
AI chat tools can be good research partners. They can also say false things in a confident voice. Here’s how to keep your judgment in charge.
Keep Track and Give Credit
A citation is a trail you leave so someone else can follow you, including the future you who forgot where that perfect quote came from.