Tom Navratil
@tomnavratil.bsky.social
Author of Dog's Breakfast, a comedy of international intrigue. Contributor to Points in Case, Slackjaw, Weekly Humorist, Robot Butt, you name it.
https://www.tomnavratil.com
https://www.tomnavratil.com
DMV people: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom delivers an intense theater experience, as I tried to convey in my review. Check it out at the Round House.
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It’s the blues. It’s not supposed to be uplifting. — Washington Unbound
Despite reasonably vigorous efforts to keep up, I had never before experienced the work of towering American playwright August Wilson (two Pulitzers, National Humanities Medal, a Tony Award, among man...
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September 17, 2026 at 5:14 PM
DMV people: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom delivers an intense theater experience, as I tried to convey in my review. Check it out at the Round House.
www.washington-unbound.com/bookreviews/...
www.washington-unbound.com/bookreviews/...
The fresh flurry of ballroom talk prompts me to elevate these sardonic voices again:
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Popular Acclaim for the Grand Ballroom | Robot Butt
Quotes about Trump's new White House ballroom.
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April 30, 2026 at 9:25 PM
The fresh flurry of ballroom talk prompts me to elevate these sardonic voices again:
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Highly recommending a debut novel set among the Eritrean community in the Washington, DC area. See my review in Washington Unbound for elaboration:
@liveright.bsky.social
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Regenerating a Scattered Family — Washington Unbound
Bsrat Mezghebe’s debut novel, I Hope You Find What You’re Looking For (Liveright/Norton, 2026), is an affecting portrait of three Eritrean women living in Alexandria, Va in 1991, as their country’s ...
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March 10, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Highly recommending a debut novel set among the Eritrean community in the Washington, DC area. See my review in Washington Unbound for elaboration:
@liveright.bsky.social
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@liveright.bsky.social
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DMV denizens, for a fantastic, one-of-a-kind theater experience, go see Nothing Up My Sleeve at the Round House in Bethesda. Need more of a nudge? Read my review for Washington Unbound:
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Theater review of 'Nothing Up My Sleeve … Simple Deceptions for Curious Humans' at Round House — Washington Unbound
In 'Nothing Up My Sleeve … Simple Deceptions for Curious Humans,' master illusionist and actor Dendy delivers a wondrous, multifaceted solo performance perfectly calibrated to confound your mind, tick...
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February 19, 2026 at 7:46 PM
DMV denizens, for a fantastic, one-of-a-kind theater experience, go see Nothing Up My Sleeve at the Round House in Bethesda. Need more of a nudge? Read my review for Washington Unbound:
www.washington-unbound.com/bookreviews/...
www.washington-unbound.com/bookreviews/...
Poetry plus mockery = my latest: Squire S. Squire, Esquire medium.com/jane-austens...
Squire S. Squire, Esquire
Have I ever looked spryer?
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February 9, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Poetry plus mockery = my latest: Squire S. Squire, Esquire medium.com/jane-austens...
Bragging about my relationship with scammers:
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Thank you @pointsincase.com
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Thank you @pointsincase.com
One Year After Publication, I’m Finally Getting Attention from Scammers
I am not famous, and my publisher is small, so I didn’t expect the likes of Bernie Madoff or Elizabeth Holmes to come calling.
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January 7, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Bragging about my relationship with scammers:
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Thank you @pointsincase.com
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Thank you @pointsincase.com
Dog's Breakfast served on a platter: a dishing, dashing interview with Book Stew
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Book Stew Episode 144 - Tom Navratil
On recommendation from an old friend of hers, Eileen talks with former diplomat Tom Navratil to discuss his debut novel Dog's Breakfast
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December 3, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Dog's Breakfast served on a platter: a dishing, dashing interview with Book Stew
tinyurl.com/bookstew144-yt
tinyurl.com/bookstew144-yt
The Foreign Service Journal gave Dog's Breakfast, my embassy spoof, a nice belly-rub. Thank you FSJ!
September 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The Foreign Service Journal gave Dog's Breakfast, my embassy spoof, a nice belly-rub. Thank you FSJ!
Reposted by Tom Navratil
Really excited to share our latest piece on @washunbound.bsky.social. Contributor @tomnavratil.bsky.social has written a stellar review of @elizabethbrucedc.bsky.social's short story collection 'Universally Adored & Other One Dollar Stories.' Check it out!
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One-dollar stories pay off — Washington Unbound
In Elizabeth Bruce’s Universally Adored & Other One Dollar Stories , the needs that can be satisfied by a single dollar are varied and surprising: a can opener, the comforts of a coin-operated ma...
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June 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Really excited to share our latest piece on @washunbound.bsky.social. Contributor @tomnavratil.bsky.social has written a stellar review of @elizabethbrucedc.bsky.social's short story collection 'Universally Adored & Other One Dollar Stories.' Check it out!
www.washington-unbound.com/bookreviews/...
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Now I'm famous in Sweden, thanks to coverage of today's demonstration
June 14, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Now I'm famous in Sweden, thanks to coverage of today's demonstration
Finally, clear guidance on your most pressing questions:
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A nice squirt of the bottle to @Slackjawhumor for finding room on the shelf for this.
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A nice squirt of the bottle to @Slackjawhumor for finding room on the shelf for this.
Ask Mister Condiment
Answers for the saucily inquisitive.
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June 13, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Finally, clear guidance on your most pressing questions:
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A nice squirt of the bottle to @Slackjawhumor for finding room on the shelf for this.
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A nice squirt of the bottle to @Slackjawhumor for finding room on the shelf for this.
If I’ve Said It Once, I’ve Said It Twice
It’s not just about the soup
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May 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Washington Unbound, a new online journal focusing on the DC literary scene, interviewed me about my debut novel, Dog's Breakfast.
For Washington-area readers and writers, this journal is one to keep an eye on.
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For Washington-area readers and writers, this journal is one to keep an eye on.
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Fiction and Humor Writer, Former Diplomat — Washington Unbound
Tom Navratil describes himself on LinkedIn as a “fiction and humor writer; former diplomat,” which is my favorite LinkedIn tagline. It’s also entirely accurate. Navratil–whose debut novel Dog’s Break...
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April 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Washington Unbound, a new online journal focusing on the DC literary scene, interviewed me about my debut novel, Dog's Breakfast.
For Washington-area readers and writers, this journal is one to keep an eye on.
www.washington-unbound.com/interviews/t...
For Washington-area readers and writers, this journal is one to keep an eye on.
www.washington-unbound.com/interviews/t...
The True Danger Is Artificial Stupidity
Robo-fools are coming to replace us
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April 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Grand Strategy for Taking Back the Panama Canal
A man. A plan. A camel?
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March 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
St. Patrick’s Shouldn’t Be a One-and-Done Like the Vernal Equinox
Let’s get really green!
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March 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Top Ten Reasons for Joining, and for Leaving, Facebook
The answers may surprise you
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February 24, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Reposted by Tom Navratil
In three decades in the Foreign Service, I never -- not once -- saw a MEDEVAC prevented (or even delayed) because of funding issues. Money was *always* available instantly when a State/USAID doctor approved a MEDEVAC, no questions asked by the budget team in DC or overseas. This is unconscionable.
February 18, 2025 at 8:31 PM
In three decades in the Foreign Service, I never -- not once -- saw a MEDEVAC prevented (or even delayed) because of funding issues. Money was *always* available instantly when a State/USAID doctor approved a MEDEVAC, no questions asked by the budget team in DC or overseas. This is unconscionable.
It's been a while since I left the diplomacy game, so this might be a little rusty:
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Talking Points for Convincing the Greenlanders
Roll with it
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February 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
It's been a while since I left the diplomacy game, so this might be a little rusty:
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