Jonny Nexus

Jonny’s blog – life, writing, rants

Yes, It Has Been A Bit Quiet Here

I’d never claim that this is a regularly updated blog; in the era of Twitter and Facebook, I’m not sure that such a thing is necessarily a worthwhile aspiration let alone endeavor. However, it has always been my intention to use it as a place to post those occasional thoughts, ideas and announcements for whom…

Feb 19, 2012
The New Farringdon Station Has Opened!

Well this is a bit of a train-spotting post, but it’s interesting to me because Farringdon is the station I commute to and from. For a couple of years now, a new extension to the station has been under construction, intended to lengthen the Thameslink platforms to take 12 carriage trains. Construction projects sometimes seem…

Dec 12, 2011
My Number – What’s Yours?

A thought the other day got me thinking about all the computers I’ve owned in my life – and in particular just how many of them there have been. I thought it might be fun to look over them, and see just how much things have changed. Of course, that’s if I can remember them…

Nov 9, 2011
Nothronychus: My New Vegan Hero

Yesterday, we watched the sixth and final episode of the BBC’s Planet Dinosaur. Entitled “The Great Survivors”, the episode featured one dinosaur I’d not previously heard of, Nothronychus (Wikipedia entry). It instantly became my new vegan hero. Why? Well a clip on the BBC’s website explains: CLIP: Although a close relative of the meat-eating tyrannosaurs,…

Oct 20, 2011
New Hero Cover Revealed

I’ve previously mentioned that I have a short story in Stone Skin Press’s forthcoming anthology of iconic heroes, The New Hero. It is 1987. With outposts from the frozen moons of Saturn to the burning plains of Mercury, the sun never sets on the British Empire. Peter “Pete” Stone is a member of the Royal…

Oct 19, 2011
Critical Miss Issue 11 Is Here

After a wait of five and a half years, the fabled eleventh issue of my roleplaying humour webzine Critical Miss has arrived. Click here to read it.

Sep 11, 2011
Can Atheists Be Scouts?

The answer, incredibly, appears to be no. The Boy Scouts of America are very blunt about it. Their web site first makes it very clear that child members really do need to believe in a God: In the Scout Oath, a Scout promises to do his “duty to God,” and in the Scout Law he…

Sep 5, 2011
My Monopoly Post Is Still Getting Traffic

Those of you who follow me on Twitter will know that at the end of July, my Campaign For Real Monopoly article from issue 10 of Critical Miss went viral, being read by something like 40,000 people in just a few days. In total, it was viewed 75,015 times during the month of July. I…

Aug 31, 2011
My Next GMing Project

I’ve fancied doing some GMing (games mastering) for quite a while. (In roleplaying, the GM is the one who sets the overall storyline and runs the game). I needed something that would suit my style and my abilities, as well as hopefully working when done via a Skype video link. This is what I’ve pitched…

Aug 30, 2011
An Interesting Benefit Of Having A Paper Version

At some point in the future, I’m going to write a post explaining the steps I had to follow to get my novel Game Night available on Amazon’s Kindle platform. (It was already available in the traditional “paper” format). But did just want to mention something that I realised / noticed today. When you publish…

Jun 28, 2011