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Tom Nixon

Tom Nixon

What’s Hopefully A Fairly Lukewarm, Not-Crazy Take On The Whole Iran Thing

Okay, so we’ve all had a week or so to take in the drone strike that killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani and we’re all nice, calm and…

Jan 10, 2020

What’s Hopefully A Fairly Lukewarm, Not-Crazy Take On The Whole Iran Thing

Jan 10, 2020

Tom Nixon

Brexit: Chaos Is A Ladder

Well, it’s over. Finally, at long last, Theresa May has agreed to resign and the usual number of cats have jumped into the requisite…

May 28, 2019

May 28, 2019

Tom Nixon

Let’s Talk About Apraxia

Medium Spawn said a complete sentence a couple of nights ago at dinner. “I want ice cream.” Normally, I doubt anyone would bat an eye if…

May 7, 2019

Let’s Talk About Apraxia

May 7, 2019

Tom Nixon

Breixt: An Uninformed Opinion

I’m continually astonished at the internal politics of the British Conservative Party. We here on this side of the Pond only think we’ve…

Nov 16, 2018

Nov 16, 2018

Tom Nixon

The Executioner’s Daughter

It always seemed to be an hour past sunset in Lo Shen City. The city kept pace with the slow rotation of Venus, moving gently between an…

Aug 20, 2018

Aug 20, 2018

Tom Nixon

This Too, Is America

I was sitting there just taking it all in when it struck me: this too, is America.

May 10, 2018

This Too, Is America

May 10, 2018

Tom Nixon

The Most Chaotic Timeline

I had a terrifying thought the other day. What if everyone’s a little bit right?

Apr 18, 2018

Apr 18, 2018

Tom Nixon

Embracing The Flaws

There’s really nothing more gratifying than reading something you’ve written and realizing to yourself, ‘hey, this isn’t half bad.’ I’m…

Apr 12, 2018

Apr 12, 2018

Tom Nixon

When Is Manipulation, Manipulation?

The Guardian’s expose on the Cambridge Analytica scandal is both troubling and head-scratching all at the same time. Your initial reaction…

Mar 28, 2018

Mar 28, 2018

Tom Nixon

The Door

It was summer on the Eastern Isles. The sky was a glorious shade of blue and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. The fields were emerald green…

Mar 15, 2018

Mar 15, 2018

Tom Nixon

Tom Nixon

Mild-mannered #911Dispatcher by day and a #writer, #blogger, drinker of #whiskey by night. (Husband and father of three 24/7/365)

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