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Jan 1

Some Things I Did (And One Thing I Didn’t Do) In 2022

A year when I did a lot and changed a lot in the process — That was a hell of a year, wasn’t it? …

2022

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Some Things I Did (And One Thing I Didn’t Do) In 2022
Some Things I Did (And One Thing I Didn’t Do) In 2022
2022

7 min read


Dec 21, 2022

The Excavation Draft

Starting the writiting process by getting it all out there — I’m writing a book. Yes Nick of course you are, those of you who’ve know me are now saying. You’ve been writing a book for as long as I’ve known you, and I’ve known you a long time. That is true, so let’s say it this way: I’m writing a…

Writing

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The Excavation Draft
The Excavation Draft
Writing

6 min read


Dec 14, 2022

Inked

My first tattoo was the end of a long process and a long wait — I can’t remember when I first thought about getting a tattoo. Some time in my teens, most likely, when they were still caught on the cusp between scary and cool. The scary ones you’d occasionally see about, their frequency often determined by what sort of pub you were drinking in…

Tattoo

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Inked
Inked
Tattoo

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Sep 22, 2022

Satellites and Synchronicities

A new play prompts thoughts about family, stories, grief, and space — I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about how to tell personal stories lately. I’ve recently begun work on a memoir about depression, walking, and mental health, so I’m curious to see how other people have told the stories of their and others’ lives. How can we knit together a…

Theatre

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Satellites and Synchronicities
Satellites and Synchronicities
Theatre

3 min read


Sep 17, 2022

Preparing For The Camino de Santiago

How I got myself ready for walking five hundred miles — Walking the Camino de Santiago earlier this year was one of the best experiences of my life. It was an amazing way to step out from the world and spend time with myself as I walked the length of Spain… but I’ve already written about all that. 38 Memories And 38 Photos From The Camino De Santiago One journey seen through daily glancesnick-barlow.medium.com

Walking

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Preparing For The Camino de Santiago
Preparing For The Camino de Santiago
Walking

9 min read


Sep 12, 2022

The Guardians (1971): Power, Politics and Policing

It’s the 1980s, but not as we knew them in this ITV series about England veering into fascism — Britain is in crisis. Underperforming economically with inflation causing rising prices while strikers threaten to paralyse the country, a succession of political leaders from all parties seem to have no answer to the problems facing the country. …

TV

10 min read

The Guardians (1971): Power, Politics and Policing
The Guardians (1971): Power, Politics and Policing
TV

10 min read


Sep 1, 2022

One Year On

How I’ve dealt with my first year since being diagnosed with depression — A man walks into a doctor’s office and says “doctor, doctor, I think I have depression.” That was me, a year ago today. I didn’t get a punchline, but I did get a prescription. It helped. Amazing how easy it is to break the last year down into a few…

Depression

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One Year On
One Year On
Depression

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Aug 4, 2022

What I Found On The Camino And Beyond

Did I find myself, or was I already there? — When I set off on the Camino de Santiago, it was because I was trying to find my new way. It’s now over two months since I got back — longer than I was walking for — so what did I find when I was there? Finding My New Way Why I’ll be setting out on the Camino de Santiagonick-barlow.medium.com I didn’t head out…

Walking

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What I Found On The Camino And Beyond
What I Found On The Camino And Beyond
Walking

8 min read


Jul 21, 2022

The Day The Earth Caught Fire (1961)

Temperatures rise in this 60s British sci-fi classic — It’s been a little hot the last couple of days, so as a bit of preparation for the coming heatwave I watched The Day The Earth Caught Fire on Sunday evening. The side-effects of post-WW2 nuclear testing inspired a lot of media in the 50s and 60s. Godzilla was awoken…

Film

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The Day The Earth Caught Fire (1961)
The Day The Earth Caught Fire (1961)
Film

6 min read


Jun 3, 2022

38 Memories And 38 Photos From The Camino De Santiago

One journey seen through daily glances — I walked over a million steps between Saint-Jean-Pied-Du-Port and Cabo Fisterra. I could have written an account that chronicled them all, but there are already enough books, articles and websites out there about the Camino that writing about it in that sort of detail only serves to obscure the reality…

Walking

25 min read

38 Memories And 38 Photos From The Camino De Santiago
38 Memories And 38 Photos From The Camino De Santiago
Walking

25 min read

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Nick Barlow

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Former academic and politician, working out what comes next. https://linktr.ee/nickbarlow Support: https://medium.com/@nick-barlow/membership

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