“No, this isn’t a photo of me and Satine, I’m funny like that, I don’t want pictures of me all over the internet, so I got AI to show me what it thought we looked like.”
Jon (not that one) writes comic science fiction shaped by British absurdity, quiet bureaucracy, and a lingering suspicion that the universe may be administered by committee.
He shares his name with the late actor who played the Third Doctor in Doctor Who, which has resulted in decades of confusion, occasional autograph requests, and at least one set of condolences. Writing under this pseudonym helps manage expectations. There is, regrettably, no TARDIS in the book. The paperwork is more efficient.
Raised in Frinton-on-Sea on the Essex coast of England, Jon developed an early familiarity with order and people looking over their hedges. Like many people, he has spent much of his life negotiating forms, queues, and departments that appear to exist primarily to confirm the existence of other departments. If this is a universal experience, he feels qualified to document it. If not, the universe may be picking on him personally.
He holds a Master’s degree in Cybersecurity and spends his professional life helping make the digital world slightly safer, though rarely less complicated.
The Interdimensional Apology Initiative is his first novel, inspired by misfiled paperwork, cosmic responsibility, and the possibility that the smallest apologies might hold reality together.