about
Cally Proctor is a Minneapolis-based writer of first-person essays exploring contemporary culture, moral uncertainty, and spiritual decline, often through the lens of lived experience and parenting. Her work attends to moments that are often felt but rarely named. With an emphasis on clarity, restraint, and emotional honesty, she writes about the quiet pressures of modern life.
published work
The Harm Reduction Industrial Complex
Minneapolis Times (September 2026)
Read article → https://minneapolistimes.com/the-harm-reduction-industrial-complex/
You’re on Mute
Minneapolis Times (August 2026)
Read article → https://minneapolistimes.com/youre-on-mute/
We’ve Got $9 Billion Problems—and Accountability Ain’t One
Minneapolis Times (August 2026)
Read article → https://minneapolistimes.com/weve-got-9-billion-problems-and-accountability-aint-one/
When I Stopped Outsourcing My Political Thinking
Minneapolis Times (July 2026)
https://minneapolistimes.com/when-i-stopped-outsourcing-my-political-thinking/
Re: Defiling White Corpse
Minneapolis Times (July 2026)
https://minneapolistimes.com/re-defiling-white-corpses/
The Little Heads in the Closet
Minneapolis Times (June 2026)
https://minneapolistimes.com/the-little-heads-in-the-closet/
My First Minnesota Republican Convention: Lots of Spectacle, Little Substance
Minnesota Reformer (June 2026)
Why It's More Complicated than 'Just Hold the Vote
Minneapolis Times (May 2026)
https://minneapolistimes.com/why-its-more-complicated-than-just-hold-the-vote/
The Next Hennepin County Attorney Should Meet These 4 Tests
Minneapolis Times (April 2026)
https://minneapolistimes.com/the-next-hennepin-county-attorney-should-meet-these-4-tests/
Why I'm Supporting Diane Krenz for Hennepin County Attorney
Minneapolis Times (April 2026)
Food Stamps Were Never Meant to be Long-Term
Duluth News Tribune (March 2026)
Read article → https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/opinion/columns/food-stamps-were-never-meant-to-be-long-term
My Experience Testifying for Safe Schools at a Divided Capitol
Star Tribune (March 2026)
Read article → https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-school-shooting-gun-control-bills/601595475
The Chairs Don't Move Themselves
Minneapolis Times (March 2026)
Read article → https://minneapolistimes.com/the-chairs-dont-move-themselves/
Why I Can’t Let Go of the Whole Don Lemon Thing
Minneapolis Times (February 2026)
Read article → https://minneapolistimes.com/why-i-cant-let-go-of-the-whole-don-lemon-thing/
The Cost of Containment
Minneapolis Times (January 2026)
Read article → https://minneapolistimes.com/the-cost-of-containment/
The Quiet Indoctrination of Fragility
Minneapolis Times (January 2026)
Read article → https://minneapolistimes.com/the-quiet-indoctrination-of-fragility/
Our Children Our Spiritually Adrift
Star Tribune (September 2025)
Read article → https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-shooting-childhood-mental-health/601478748
What We're Refusing to See
Alpha News (September 2025)
Read article → https://alphanews.org/annunciation-parent-what-were-refusing-to-see/
public record
Center of the American Experiment - Podcast interview (August 2026)
https://www.americanexperiment.org/another-minnesota-program-riddled-with-fraud/
Culture Warriors Unchained - Podcast interview (August 2026)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrnxm5n2E1I
The John Justice Show - Radio interview (June 2026)
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1RNA4L1vpYHYnXCZwFh99O
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2YF1QXg065qcvQZh2FFk3m
America First Policy Institute - Video commentary on safety and leadership (March 2026)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LgJAg02h6_Y
Alpha News - Minnesota Mao (June 2026)
PBS - PBS News Hour (March 2026)
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-no-kings-rallies-fit-into-americas-history-of-protest
Fox News - My View with Lara Trump (January 2026)
commentary & coverage
Catholic Vote - Response to “What We're Refusing to See” (September 2025)
The Catholic Messenger - Quoted in "The Importance of Prayer" (October 2025)
Bravester - Quoted in "What an AI Companion Cheats from Your Teen" (January 2026)
Garage Logic Podcast - Discussion of “The Quiet Indoctrination of Fragility” (January 2026)
America First Policy Institute - “My Experience Testifying for Safe Schools at a Divided Capitol” (March 2026)
Minnesota House of Representatives - "Rep. Altendorf Legislative Update - March 27, 2026" (March 2026)
This website uses cookies.
We use cookies to analyze website traffic and optimize your website experience. By accepting our use of cookies, your data will be aggregated with all other user data.