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"Has That Cat Got Semen On Its Back?"

Tom Cox

Tom Cox

02 Jan 2015
A column for The Guardian about my cats George and Roscoe.



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Some Notes About The Best Sheep I Have Photographed During My Walks In The Countryside

Some Notes About The Best Sheep I Have Photographed During My Walks In The Countryside

A nihilistic sheep, who, like so many other sheep, just wants to watch the world burn, staring at me insouciantly, moments after it has set fire to a large portion of the United Kingdom. A flock of sheep who had been trying to sneak up on me while I was

By Tom Cox 29 Jun 2026
A Brief Guide To My Books

A Brief Guide To My Books

Villager is where I'd advise you to start if you wanted to read one of my novels. It's also the one people most frequently tell me they reread. It's set on a fictional moor which just happens to be in the exact place Dartmoor

By Tom Cox 29 Jun 2026
ONE WEEK!

ONE WEEK!

It's now exactly one week until the publication of the paperback of Everything Will Swallow You, and I bring good news: not only will Blackwell's UK send to you with free international delivery; next week, as a thank you to all of you who are placing

By Tom Cox 25 Jun 2026
100 WALKS YOU NEED TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE. 1: Springtime Creekside Hike To Longdogs Lane Via A Private Dentist (4 miles)

100 WALKS YOU NEED TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE. 1: Springtime Creekside Hike To Longdogs Lane Via A Private Dentist (4 miles)

Subscribe now It is low tide as you stroll along the creek, wild geese burst into tears overhead and ancient bone dice litter the foreshore. You feel good, although your arms ache and you regret your decision to bring the large painting you purchased earlier in the day from a

By Tom Cox 19 Jun 2026

Books

Everything will swallow you

Everything will swallow you

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1983

1983

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Villager

Villager

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Notebook

Notebook

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Help the Witch

Help the Witch

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Ring the hill

Ring the hill

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21st Century Yokel

21st Century Yokel

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Audiobooks

21st Century Yokel

21st Century Yokel Audiobook

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Ring the hill Audiobook

Ring the hill Audiobook

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Help the Witch Audiobook

Help the Witch Audiobook

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- Stephen Fry

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