Category Archives: Memoir

Friends

Posted on August 21, 2025 by khobar95

The day after we moved from the base into a house in Anchorage, my brother Roger asked me to help with something. As the dutiful little brother who loved that his big brother included him in all sorts of fun, … Continue reading →

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Alaska

Posted on August 13, 2025 by khobar95

When I first arrived in Anchorage, Alaska, in 1973, I thought I’d landed on Mars. The trees were all stunted. The city was on the ocean, but the sea was gray. There was no beach to speak of, only mud … Continue reading →

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Church and Thanksgiving

Posted on August 4, 2025 by khobar95

Boarding School? No. That was still a couple of years off. This picture is me looking forward to another rousing hour of church, actually, in Anchorage. Oh, the joy of knowing I was going to hell unless I bribed the … Continue reading →

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Memory is Funny

Posted on July 25, 2025 by khobar95

Bomb Scare at Shannon Airport “Helle” — Helene Nixon Some years ago, my son Paul and I were at Shannon Airport and there was a bomb scare. We were staying at the hotel, but no one knew whether the bomb … Continue reading →

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Prepping for Action

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Author Richard P. Nixon

Writers are constantly asking the same question, “How do I get published?” You read, you research, and you ask questions, and yet none of it really answers the question. Things change and what was news yesterday is yesterday’s news. The question itself … Continue reading →

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Pete Townsend’s Upcoming Memoir

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Author Richard P. Nixon

Pete Townsend of the 70’s supergroup, The Who, is releasing his memoir ‘Who Am I’ next week. I don’t usually read celebrity memoirs mainly because I can’t really relate to them. Someone is famous and all kinds of things happen … Continue reading →

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Query query burning bright

Posted on June 19, 2010 by khobar95

Still working on the query letter. I was pretty happy with the one I finalized yesterday – I knew I was close because I started getting this “scared” feeling inside, like when I’m at the top of a roller coaster … Continue reading →

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In a holding pattern

Posted on May 26, 2010 by khobar95

Nothing to report on OTHAFA. I am presently working on another project in the meantime.

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Making that first impression

Posted on May 12, 2010 by khobar95

I submitted a query to an agent on Monday and immediately went into wait and see mode. I started dusting off another manuscript in the meantime and was making good progress with some new ideas when I suddenly got an … Continue reading →

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Time to Put Up

Posted on May 3, 2010 by khobar95

It’s funny – I’ve been working on this book for a long time, or since early 2009 depending on how you look at it, and early on I was so anxious to send it out to agents and publishers. And … Continue reading →

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