Mike McCabe
@backroadauthor.bsky.social
Author of MIRACLES ALONG COUNTY Q. Journaling at mikemccabe.substack.com
The little possum's timeless message still resounds, though it's not easy to hear with all the noise pollution from the constant actions aiming to ethnically cleanse our nation, distract from unnerving economic uncertainty and stifle social unrest. mikemccabe.substack.com/p/pogos-remi...
January 12, 2026 at 3:56 PM
The little possum's timeless message still resounds, though it's not easy to hear with all the noise pollution from the constant actions aiming to ethnically cleanse our nation, distract from unnerving economic uncertainty and stifle social unrest. mikemccabe.substack.com/p/pogos-remi...
Crowd gathered outside the Wisconsin State Capitol on Friday during a vigil for Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
I love this nation of immigrants and will always stand in its defense against xenophobic violence.
I love this nation of immigrants and will always stand in its defense against xenophobic violence.
January 10, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Crowd gathered outside the Wisconsin State Capitol on Friday during a vigil for Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
I love this nation of immigrants and will always stand in its defense against xenophobic violence.
I love this nation of immigrants and will always stand in its defense against xenophobic violence.
First came the scorched boat. Then the mangled bodies. Then the packets with traces of marijuana. Now, fishermen fear the ocean that feeds them.
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Grim Evidence of Trump’s Airstrikes Washes Ashore on a Colombian Peninsula
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December 30, 2025 at 12:33 AM
First came the scorched boat. Then the mangled bodies. Then the packets with traces of marijuana. Now, fishermen fear the ocean that feeds them.
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Have always loved @backroadauthor.bsky.social columns. Spot on again here. Worth the read. 👇
#HappyNewYear
Something's Off
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#HappyNewYear
Something's Off
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Something's Off
What a difference a little three-letter word can make.
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December 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Have always loved @backroadauthor.bsky.social columns. Spot on again here. Worth the read. 👇
#HappyNewYear
Something's Off
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#HappyNewYear
Something's Off
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A caller to the radio show I'm on every Wednesday afternoon brought up this passage from A Christmas Carol while we talked about my holiday-themed Substack article that dropped Monday. mikemccabe.substack.com/p/just-needs...
Love Dickens, love A Christmas Carol, especially love these two pages.
Love Dickens, love A Christmas Carol, especially love these two pages.
December 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
A caller to the radio show I'm on every Wednesday afternoon brought up this passage from A Christmas Carol while we talked about my holiday-themed Substack article that dropped Monday. mikemccabe.substack.com/p/just-needs...
Love Dickens, love A Christmas Carol, especially love these two pages.
Love Dickens, love A Christmas Carol, especially love these two pages.
In the spirit of the season, my warmest holiday wishes along with words of great concern about current conditions in the world and high hopes for our shared future. Also an embedded video clip of a 60 Minutes interview that is quite remarkable @ mikemccabe.substack.com/p/just-needs...
December 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
In the spirit of the season, my warmest holiday wishes along with words of great concern about current conditions in the world and high hopes for our shared future. Also an embedded video clip of a 60 Minutes interview that is quite remarkable @ mikemccabe.substack.com/p/just-needs...
The cure for the powerlessness that ails us can be found in our own history, provided we have the wisdom and courage to teach it and the good sense to believe in it.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The cure for the powerlessness that ails us can be found in our own history, provided we have the wisdom and courage to teach it and the good sense to believe in it.
mikemccabe.substack.com/p/curled-up-...
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December 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Zohran Mamdani and Abe Lincoln have something remarkable in common. mikemccabe.substack.com/p/new-dog-ol...
November 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Zohran Mamdani and Abe Lincoln have something remarkable in common. mikemccabe.substack.com/p/new-dog-ol...
Seems like everyone's talking about the government shutdown at the moment. Pretty much everything's been said, so what I wrote for my journal over at Ebiyan House doesn't dwell on today's news, it looks to the future of government's purpose. mikemccabe.substack.com/p/man-versus...
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Seems like everyone's talking about the government shutdown at the moment. Pretty much everything's been said, so what I wrote for my journal over at Ebiyan House doesn't dwell on today's news, it looks to the future of government's purpose. mikemccabe.substack.com/p/man-versus...
Our country's going through a rough patch, no doubt about it. Still, we face nothing that's too big to handle, but we're sure not acting like it. Wrote about this in today's post over at Ebiyan House. mikemccabe.substack.com/p/time-to-gr...
October 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Our country's going through a rough patch, no doubt about it. Still, we face nothing that's too big to handle, but we're sure not acting like it. Wrote about this in today's post over at Ebiyan House. mikemccabe.substack.com/p/time-to-gr...
In my youth I said the 4-H pledge more times than I can count, with no idea that the ideals expressed in that vow would one day become scarcities. mikemccabe.substack.com/p/weapons-of...
October 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
In my youth I said the 4-H pledge more times than I can count, with no idea that the ideals expressed in that vow would one day become scarcities. mikemccabe.substack.com/p/weapons-of...
I’ll grant you that college is not for everyone. But I still find it weird that so many Americans have grown so skeptical and dismissive of higher education. And I find it downright dangerous that America chose to more or less stop teaching civics. mikemccabe.substack.com/p/cooling-on...
October 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I’ll grant you that college is not for everyone. But I still find it weird that so many Americans have grown so skeptical and dismissive of higher education. And I find it downright dangerous that America chose to more or less stop teaching civics. mikemccabe.substack.com/p/cooling-on...
Will be discussing my novel Miracles Along County Q and signing copies next Tuesday evening @mbcbrews.bsky.social's Madison taproom. If you're in the area, stop by for a pint or two. If we haven't yet met in person, here's our chance. If we already know each other, would be great seeing you again.
October 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Will be discussing my novel Miracles Along County Q and signing copies next Tuesday evening @mbcbrews.bsky.social's Madison taproom. If you're in the area, stop by for a pint or two. If we haven't yet met in person, here's our chance. If we already know each other, would be great seeing you again.
When the Watergate scandal was about to bring Richard Nixon down, he took to the airwaves in hopes of holding on to the nation's highest office. His plea fell on deaf ears. He didn't know then what the office's current occupant knows too well. mikemccabe.substack.com/p/go-ahead-t...
September 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
When the Watergate scandal was about to bring Richard Nixon down, he took to the airwaves in hopes of holding on to the nation's highest office. His plea fell on deaf ears. He didn't know then what the office's current occupant knows too well. mikemccabe.substack.com/p/go-ahead-t...
Shots ring out, once, twice, so many times we lose count. They are not stopped. Comedians, now they must be stopped. They can joke no more, their shows canceled.
To read the rest of this essay, go to mikemccabe.substack.com/p/in-the-nam...
To read the rest of this essay, go to mikemccabe.substack.com/p/in-the-nam...
September 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Shots ring out, once, twice, so many times we lose count. They are not stopped. Comedians, now they must be stopped. They can joke no more, their shows canceled.
To read the rest of this essay, go to mikemccabe.substack.com/p/in-the-nam...
To read the rest of this essay, go to mikemccabe.substack.com/p/in-the-nam...
Excited to bring my tonic for mad times to Stevens Point on Saturday.
Full event details can be found at boundtohappenbooks.com/events/35084...
Full event details can be found at boundtohappenbooks.com/events/35084...
September 16, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Excited to bring my tonic for mad times to Stevens Point on Saturday.
Full event details can be found at boundtohappenbooks.com/events/35084...
Full event details can be found at boundtohappenbooks.com/events/35084...
There's a reason it's called doomscrolling and not hopescrolling. There’s no putting the digital genie back in the bottle, but we can exercise free will and wisdom. mikemccabe.substack.com/p/reverse-en...
I share some thoughts about Charlie Kirk here, but the article's not about him, it's about us.
I share some thoughts about Charlie Kirk here, but the article's not about him, it's about us.
September 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
There's a reason it's called doomscrolling and not hopescrolling. There’s no putting the digital genie back in the bottle, but we can exercise free will and wisdom. mikemccabe.substack.com/p/reverse-en...
I share some thoughts about Charlie Kirk here, but the article's not about him, it's about us.
I share some thoughts about Charlie Kirk here, but the article's not about him, it's about us.
Was given this shirt some years ago. As good a time as any to break it out. Enough fear has been mongered in the last few months alone to torment six lifetimes. Cultivating hope in dark times is one of the most impactful actions imaginable. mikemccabe.substack.com/p/fuel-for-t...
September 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Was given this shirt some years ago. As good a time as any to break it out. Enough fear has been mongered in the last few months alone to torment six lifetimes. Cultivating hope in dark times is one of the most impactful actions imaginable. mikemccabe.substack.com/p/fuel-for-t...
Will be selling and signing copies of my novel after the talk. Full details of the event can be found at platomadison.org/event-6298868
September 4, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Will be selling and signing copies of my novel after the talk. Full details of the event can be found at platomadison.org/event-6298868
Will be in Stevens Point on 9/20. If you're anywhere in the Central Sands region, would love to see you there. boundtohappenbooks.com/events/35084...
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September 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Will be in Stevens Point on 9/20. If you're anywhere in the Central Sands region, would love to see you there. boundtohappenbooks.com/events/35084...
Another day in America, another candlelight vigil. mikemccabe.substack.com/p/exactly-wh...
August 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Another day in America, another candlelight vigil. mikemccabe.substack.com/p/exactly-wh...
Lutheran Pastor Jonathan Barker took a stand. Cost him a lot to do it. Says as much about our times as it says about him. mikemccabe.substack.com/p/generation...
August 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Lutheran Pastor Jonathan Barker took a stand. Cost him a lot to do it. Says as much about our times as it says about him. mikemccabe.substack.com/p/generation...
