Jonny Nexus
@jonnynexus.bsky.social
SF/F author. He/him. From London, lives in Greater Manchester. Agent: John Jarrold
My modest proposal for an improvement to KFC’s logo. (Image created for me in Capcut by my very clever daughter).
November 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
My modest proposal for an improvement to KFC’s logo. (Image created for me in Capcut by my very clever daughter).
Currently suffering an incredibly frustrating IT issue at work that has sent me far beyond the sense-of-humour-failure-event-horizon. An old quote from @mytholder.bsky.social now comes to me:
"Profanity." — Gareth Hanrahan.
"Profanity." — Gareth Hanrahan.
November 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Currently suffering an incredibly frustrating IT issue at work that has sent me far beyond the sense-of-humour-failure-event-horizon. An old quote from @mytholder.bsky.social now comes to me:
"Profanity." — Gareth Hanrahan.
"Profanity." — Gareth Hanrahan.
So @armadacon.bsky.social is nearly over, save for the Closing Ceremony and the post-con dinner. It's been brilliant. Thank you so much to the organising committee for inviting me to be a guest, and thank you so much to all the lovely attendees for making me feel both welcome and special.
November 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
So @armadacon.bsky.social is nearly over, save for the Closing Ceremony and the post-con dinner. It's been brilliant. Thank you so much to the organising committee for inviting me to be a guest, and thank you so much to all the lovely attendees for making me feel both welcome and special.
Happy World Vegan Day to all my vegan friends and followers! ❤️
November 1, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Happy World Vegan Day to all my vegan friends and followers! ❤️
Remember remember the 31st of October,
Forget any gunpowder plot,
In a word of streaming, gunpowder treason,
Is going to get forgot.
I do like Halloween, but it is a shame that the Guy Fawkes Day of my childhood is pretty much gone now.
Forget any gunpowder plot,
In a word of streaming, gunpowder treason,
Is going to get forgot.
I do like Halloween, but it is a shame that the Guy Fawkes Day of my childhood is pretty much gone now.
October 31, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Remember remember the 31st of October,
Forget any gunpowder plot,
In a word of streaming, gunpowder treason,
Is going to get forgot.
I do like Halloween, but it is a shame that the Guy Fawkes Day of my childhood is pretty much gone now.
Forget any gunpowder plot,
In a word of streaming, gunpowder treason,
Is going to get forgot.
I do like Halloween, but it is a shame that the Guy Fawkes Day of my childhood is pretty much gone now.
Currently at the @armadacon.bsky.social lobby doing some writing, but if you're around, please feel free to say hi!
October 31, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Currently at the @armadacon.bsky.social lobby doing some writing, but if you're around, please feel free to say hi!
On Cross Country train on way to @armadacon.bsky.social. Plugs phone in. Phone doesn’t charge. Not sure why. Thinking maybe internal power isn’t enabled. Five minutes later a loud chugging noise emerges accompanied by a strong vibration. Phone starts charging.
It appears I’m on a diesel train. :)
It appears I’m on a diesel train. :)
October 30, 2025 at 10:03 AM
On Cross Country train on way to @armadacon.bsky.social. Plugs phone in. Phone doesn’t charge. Not sure why. Thinking maybe internal power isn’t enabled. Five minutes later a loud chugging noise emerges accompanied by a strong vibration. Phone starts charging.
It appears I’m on a diesel train. :)
It appears I’m on a diesel train. :)
The programme for @armadacon.bsky.social (Plymouth, UK, Friday 31st October to Sunday 2nd November) has now been released. So here's a thread of when I'll be appearing. On Friday evening, we start with the Opening Ceremony.
October 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The programme for @armadacon.bsky.social (Plymouth, UK, Friday 31st October to Sunday 2nd November) has now been released. So here's a thread of when I'll be appearing. On Friday evening, we start with the Opening Ceremony.
I know his family wouldn't want to accept it in a million years, but I think Bernard McGuigan deserves a posthumous George Cross. He showed huge courage in risking his life to save another human being and paid the ultimate price.
(Note: Soldier F killed five people that day).
(Note: Soldier F killed five people that day).
October 23, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I know his family wouldn't want to accept it in a million years, but I think Bernard McGuigan deserves a posthumous George Cross. He showed huge courage in risking his life to save another human being and paid the ultimate price.
(Note: Soldier F killed five people that day).
(Note: Soldier F killed five people that day).
Starting to get a bit excited for @armadacon.bsky.social now. Official programme isn't out yet, but I should be on three panels and a GoH interview. Hope to see some of you there!
October 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Starting to get a bit excited for @armadacon.bsky.social now. Official programme isn't out yet, but I should be on three panels and a GoH interview. Hope to see some of you there!
The Anglican Communion split today. Complete formal schism. youtu.be/IMxOLiS9DOo?...
BREAKING: Global Anglicanism Split in Two Today
YouTube video by Ready to Harvest
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October 16, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The Anglican Communion split today. Complete formal schism. youtu.be/IMxOLiS9DOo?...
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The second highly recommended epic fantasy series by an agency client, Lands of the Firstborn by @mytholder.bsky.social , which opens with THE SWORD DEFIANT:
www.orbit-books.co.uk/titles/garet...
www.orbit-books.co.uk/titles/garet...
The Sword Defiant
'Hanrahan's outstanding first outing in the Lands of the Firstborn series will thrill fantasy readers' Booklist, starred review
THE SWORD CARES NOT WHO IT...
www.orbit-books.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The second highly recommended epic fantasy series by an agency client, Lands of the Firstborn by @mytholder.bsky.social , which opens with THE SWORD DEFIANT:
www.orbit-books.co.uk/titles/garet...
www.orbit-books.co.uk/titles/garet...
It's not that I'm not pleased at the Gaza ceasefire. I am. But this isn't a peace deal, it's merely the potential start of a process that could lead to one. At best, this is the first Northern Ireland ceasefire of 1994, *not* the Good Friday Deal of 1998. Peace is far more than the absence of war.
October 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
It's not that I'm not pleased at the Gaza ceasefire. I am. But this isn't a peace deal, it's merely the potential start of a process that could lead to one. At best, this is the first Northern Ireland ceasefire of 1994, *not* the Good Friday Deal of 1998. Peace is far more than the absence of war.
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My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
October 13, 2025 at 9:21 AM
My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
Doctor Who… It’s a PhD, right?
October 12, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Doctor Who… It’s a PhD, right?
Latest set of book purchases from @waterstones.bsky.social. Who Will You Save, an SF short story collection by @garethlpowell.bsky.social, and Damascus Station, the debut spy thriller novel by ex-CIA analyst David McCloskey (found via the excellent @restisclassified.bsky.social podcast).
October 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Latest set of book purchases from @waterstones.bsky.social. Who Will You Save, an SF short story collection by @garethlpowell.bsky.social, and Damascus Station, the debut spy thriller novel by ex-CIA analyst David McCloskey (found via the excellent @restisclassified.bsky.social podcast).
There's nothing like spending a weekend driving our 2014 Nissan Micra with my iPhone + Apple Maps as the satnav instead of our Tesla Model 3 with its built-in satnav to realise just how epically shit the Tesla satnav is.
October 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM
There's nothing like spending a weekend driving our 2014 Nissan Micra with my iPhone + Apple Maps as the satnav instead of our Tesla Model 3 with its built-in satnav to realise just how epically shit the Tesla satnav is.
Just came across a work document where someone has taken the company's standard Word template and set the paragraph spacing for the Normal style to zero, and then put a blank line between each paragraph.
Why would you do this?
Who hurt you?
Why would you do this?
Who hurt you?
October 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Just came across a work document where someone has taken the company's standard Word template and set the paragraph spacing for the Normal style to zero, and then put a blank line between each paragraph.
Why would you do this?
Who hurt you?
Why would you do this?
Who hurt you?
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'The Nerve', a new female-founded media title is up and running, bringing independent journalism, a dash of culture and a weekly Stewart Lee column.
www.thenerve.news
www.thenerve.news
October 1, 2025 at 8:33 AM
'The Nerve', a new female-founded media title is up and running, bringing independent journalism, a dash of culture and a weekly Stewart Lee column.
www.thenerve.news
www.thenerve.news
Excellent! Brilliant news. (Gar’s both a great writer and a really good mate).
And the news: www.orbit-books.co.uk/orbit-books-...
Acquisition Announcement: The Dungeon Book by Gareth Hanrahan
Orbit is thrilled to announce the acquisition of two new standalone fantasy books from Gareth Hanrahan, author of The Gutter Prayer and The Sword Defiant. Senior Commissioning Editor Emily Byron ac…
www.orbit-books.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Excellent! Brilliant news. (Gar’s both a great writer and a really good mate).
My maternal grandfather, born in 1908, had to have his lunch at exactly 1 pm, his dinner at exactly 5 pm, and would only eat certain foods.
But yeah, sure, Paracetamol causes autism.
But yeah, sure, Paracetamol causes autism.
September 22, 2025 at 6:05 PM
My maternal grandfather, born in 1908, had to have his lunch at exactly 1 pm, his dinner at exactly 5 pm, and would only eat certain foods.
But yeah, sure, Paracetamol causes autism.
But yeah, sure, Paracetamol causes autism.
Finally got round to cancelling my Disney Plus subscription. Took quite a bit of searching (and Googling) to find the appropriate menu option. To be honest, I've got more streaming stuff than I know what to do with, so it's a bit of a no-brainer.
September 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Finally got round to cancelling my Disney Plus subscription. Took quite a bit of searching (and Googling) to find the appropriate menu option. To be honest, I've got more streaming stuff than I know what to do with, so it's a bit of a no-brainer.
I've mentioned before that I will be a guest of honour at @armadacon.bsky.social at the end of next month, but I made a post giving a few more details. buttondown.com/TheNexusFile...
ArmadaCon 2025, Sir Terry Pratchett, And Me
In 1988, four hundred years after Sir Francis Drake set out from Plymouth to defeat the Spanish Armada, a science-fiction and fantasy convention was held in...
buttondown.com
September 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I've mentioned before that I will be a guest of honour at @armadacon.bsky.social at the end of next month, but I made a post giving a few more details. buttondown.com/TheNexusFile...
Americans 🇺🇸: We don’t have kettles in our kitchens.
Brits 🇬🇧: We have kettles built into our tanks and armoured personnel carriers.
Brits 🇬🇧: We have kettles built into our tanks and armoured personnel carriers.
September 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Americans 🇺🇸: We don’t have kettles in our kitchens.
Brits 🇬🇧: We have kettles built into our tanks and armoured personnel carriers.
Brits 🇬🇧: We have kettles built into our tanks and armoured personnel carriers.