I’m Jon (Not that one).
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.
I write under this pseudonym because I share my name with the late and much-loved actor, Jon Pertwee, who played the Third Doctor in Doctor Who. This has led to decades of confusion, asking for autographs, and condolences from my friends when the actor passed. Technically, I’m distantly related, but I’m not a Whovian.
I have a Masters Degree in Cybersecurity, which means that when nobody mistakes me for the Doctor, I’m effectively a Cyberman. I find this endlessly amusing, but I admit, it would be even funnier if I ever got round to starting a PhD instead of writing fiction.
As a reader, I believe two things: a good book belongs in the loo, and that English Breakfast tea makes the universe around me seem calmer.
Growing up in the UK with classics such as Faulty Towers and Monty Python, I’ve been a lifelong admirer of our distinct British humour. I write to explore the delicate overlap between bureaucracy (which we Brits are so good at) and the absurd (also British; see Monty Python for details), my book finds itself at a point where cosmic order meets human error and reality quietly files itself under Pending.
When I’m not writing or working to make the world a safer place, I can be found walking my dog, taking photographs, drinking tea, and reassuring my wife, that I’m nearly finished editing (Never!).
The Interdimensional Apology Initiative is my first novel, it was inspired by Douglas Adams and a growing suspicion that the universe is managed by a committee with no minutes and several unresolved action items.