Tag Archives: memoir

The Day the Music Died

Posted on September 11, 2025 by khobar95

“Hello, wee son. This is Mom.” She sounded shaky, on the verge of crying. I bit my lip. “I’ve bad news, son. Roger’s been in an accident.” “Did the oil rig explode?” My heart raced as the words came out. … Continue reading →

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Boarding School or Mental Institution?

Posted on August 25, 2025 by khobar95

In 1976, my brother and I went from Anchorage, Alaska, to an Irish boarding school. We’d been to Ireland before, got on well with the local kids, and even went to school there. Coming back to Ireland didn’t seem that … Continue reading →

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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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Memory Revisited

Posted on August 6, 2025 by khobar95

When Dad announced he was retiring from Aramco back in 1983, I thought yes, at last, I was headed home to the States for good to college, friends, girls. He then said he had taken on a job in Lahore, … 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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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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Lemons and Lemonade

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Author Richard P. Nixon

“When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.” Not too tart, not too sweet. Refreshing, satisfying, and bursting with flavor – The Troubles IS the ultimate in lemonade.

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The Troubles Ch16a – Majorca (W.I.P. snippet revised)

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Author Richard P. Nixon

I just had to catch a real fish, so I set out along the beach and around the postcard-perfect rocky point to what looked like a promising cove. I fished for hours there without hooking a damned thing besides the … Continue reading →

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Shotguns and Rabbits

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Author Richard P. Nixon

All too soon the weekend ended; time to go back to Portora. At least I had my rabbit pelt, though within a few days it wasn’t nearly as soft and fluffy as it had been. Tufts of hair began falling … Continue reading →

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