Combining elements of humour, sarcasm, parody, and point-blank critical commentary, my writing has appeared in a range of publications, including The Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, The Halifax Chronicle-Herald, Esprit de Corps Magazine, Politics Canada, Rabble.ca, the Canada Free Press, and the e-zine Caffimage.com.

Below you will find a summary (and links, where possible) of my publication history, with articles that speak to the flexibility of my written style and a passion that I hope is evident, compelling, and entertaining.

Whether you are looking for a syndicated column, exclusive rights to the columns on this site or would like to talk about how I might be able to write a column (or individual articles) specifically geared towards your audience, I urge you to contact me so we can discuss it further.

I look forward to hearing from you, writing for your publication, and contributing to what a free press so wonderfully provides: news, insight, and the occasional laugh when it is so greatly needed.

Sincerely,

Michael Nickerson

Esprit de Corps Bridging the Great Divide - April, 2006 Here, have a Twinkie! - April, 2006 Okay, Gordon. We're Watching... - March, 2006 Canada or Hillier: Who’s really going to come first? - February, 2006 UN Ambassador Training 101 - February, 2006 No one promised a war chest - January, 2006 Graham's magic hat - December, 2005 Reality overtakes the dreamer - November, 2005 Taking the slow boat to Biloxi - October, 2005 Two Ds short of a load - September, 2005 Operation DANISH: Canada vs. Denmark - September, 2005 The job of killing people - August, 2005 The military's loss is Ontario's gain - July, 2005 The Shape of Things to Come - June, 2005 So Much for a Canadian Policy - May, 2005 Time Will Tell - April, 2005 Talk Is Cheap - March, 2005 Forgetting The Front Lines - January, 2005 The Halifax Cronicle-Herald The League of Extraordinary Ministers Awakes - August 16, 2003 Rabble.ca The Republican behind the costume - December 22, 2005 Canada Free Press Let Those Hydro Rates Soar - December 2, 2002

The Globe and Mail The not-so-civil servant and the 'scumbags' who hate us - July 20, 2005 Lessons from the Swiss army - April 19, 2005 The Toronto Star Canada's new enforcer - July 29, 2005 Politics Canada What’s Emerson Thinking? - April 25, 2006 Liberals in Need of a Hug - April 10, 2006 Mission Accomplished - March 28, 2006 How Not to Ride a Government - March 13, 2006 Taking Defence for a Spin - March 2, 2006 In Search of Stephen Harper - February 17, 2006 Fuhgettaboudit - February 10, 2006 Jumping His Own High Bar - February 3, 2006 End of an Era - January 24, 2006 Change For Change's Sake - January 17, 2006 No Joy in Liberalville - January 13, 2006 An Acute Case of Foot-in-Mouth Disease - January 8, 2006 Beware the Fearmonger - January 1, 2006 No one promised a War Chest - December 23, 2005 Harper’s new costume - December 19, 2005 One Principle Too Many - December 13, 2005 Ignatieff's First Week Of School - December 5, 2005 So who's your Grinch of 2005? - November 29, 2005

Caffimage.com Running for Canadian Grinch - December 15, 2005 Was It Worth It? - November 19, 2005 UN Ambassador Training 101 - October 5, 2005 The Truth Party - September 21, 2005 Other People's Money - September 14, 2005 Dear George Bush: A Little Advice - September 9, 2005 Make Up Your Mind, Jack - September 7, 2005 Doing the Dirty Work - August 24, 2005 The Second Casualty of War - August 17, 2005 Suburbans in Suburbia - August 11, 2005 Operation Danish - August 5, 2005 Child Power - July 29, 2005 The Job of Killing People - July 19, 2005 Just Another Day in the War on Terror - July 13, 2005 The Man of Vision Loses His Contact Lenses - July 6, 2005 A Few Songs to Soothe Our Hearts - July 1, 2005 Cold Feet: Will Same-Sex Marriage Be Left at the Altar? - June 22, 2005 Burn Smoker, Burn! - June 18, 2005 Setting the Standard - June 9, 2005 Ward, June, and the Beaver - June 7, 2005 Don't Be Silly, Mr. Karzai - June 2, 2005 The Minority Report - May 24, 2005

Caffimage.com (cont.) Phone Sex - May 19, 2005 Osama, the Devil, and the Ku Klux Klan - May 12, 2005 Where Were You, Laura Bush? - May 3, 2005 Time to Resign, Paul - April 26, 2005 Now it's the Women's Turn - April 21, 2005 The Gomery Inquiry: Direct Hit - April 12, 2005 Time to Shoot the Dog - April 5, 2005 Just a Groupie - March 29, 2005 Hearing Impaired - March 22, 2005 The Courage to Lead - March 16, 2005 Stay Out Of My Wallet! - February 22, 2005 The Gomery Inquiry: A Theatrical Review - February 15, 2005 Enough Already - February 1, 2005 Getting Attention - January 19, 2005 Talk Is Cheap - January 4, 2005 Same-Sex Marriage - December 21, 2004 Forgetting the Front Lines - December 7, 2004 Home Economics - November 23, 2004 Let's Be Honest - November 9, 2004 A Lament for Stephen Harper - November 5, 2004