Dear readers, tonight with us is someone who’s been called by many epithets — Mercenary, Vigilante, Killer, Saviour, Destroyer, Hero, Villain, Enhanced, Broken, Assassin, Protector, and, also definitely, possibly, certainly, probably insane.

Please introduce yourself and the book you are from.

Hi, I’m Glitch Govil, yes a bit of a stupid name, but there you go. As you may guess it’s not my birth name, but you know how in films and TV documentaries, they say that names changed to protect the innocent, well that’s why my name was changed. To protect my family. I started to keep a journal about my missions,  which I titled Glitch: Redemption, and me being scattered brained, didn’t start at the beginning of my journey, ,but I hope you will read about me and my journey. What? How did I get the name Glitch Govil, well that’s a story for another time.

What do you do now/What is it you do

Well, it depends on who you ask, those people I help, those desperate people let down by the government, or the justice system, will say I rescue them or save them. Well, most of them will, a few really disagree with my methods. Let’s just say that when people are in a desperate situation with no real way out, I rectify the situation, I decide what’s right or wrong, I protect the innocent and punish the wrongdoers, I am the judge and jury, and at times, the executioner.

Whom or what do you really hate?

Oh, that’s easy, The Collective, I can’t tell you too much about them, as that would place you in danger. Hmm let’s see, OK, so, you know the spy films, big secret organisation planning to take over the world or take down a democratic country, is taken down by a lone agent? No not like that, yes  The Collective is a big secret organisation, yes I fight against them, but no I can’t take them down, after all, I am just one person (sort of), all I can do is damage them and run, for they are after me.

Why Do I hate them, one, them made me what I am, two, I was an enforcer for them for a time, completely under their control, until I got away, now I am a loose end they are eager to take care of.

What does the future hold for you

Ah, good question, I don’t know, but whatever it brings I will face it alone. What? No, technically I am alone, sorry I wasn’t talking to you, Didn’t I mention that I have mental health issues, the process the Collective used to enhance me with abilities far beyond what any human is capable of, also drove me insane, I have multiple personalities, all talking at once inside my head. I was talking to them, they sort of help me, most of the times. What personalities, well I named them, they are Logic, Techno, Sarcasm, Old Fart, Rage, and a naïve one, there may be more, who knows, I certainly don’t

You’re pretty ruthless aren’t you, why?

No, I wouldn’t say pretty ruthless, more like down right mean, nasty and dirty ruthless, there’s nothing pretty about me when I get ruthless, which is quite often. Why? Well, I hate bullies, and people who abuse their power and position. The funny thing is, now I have power and I use it to abuse and punish the abusers and bullies, does that make me an abuser or a bully, even if I do it to make things right, you decide.

Roy Jones is a late developer, completed first degree at age 38, and had his first book, Glitch Redemption, published at the age of 67 in 2023. He always believed that there was a story inside him that was waiting to be wrote, it waited a long time. He started writing it during the Covid pandemic, as a way to pass the time during lockdown. He is currently finishing his second book about the character Glitch Govil. He lives in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England with his wife. He has been happily married for 43 years, he has four children, six grandchildren, and Roy and his wife have also been Foster Carers for 26 years, in that time they have looked after over 70 Foster Children and Young People. Work wise, he has been a Supermarket Manager, Government Statistician, Research Associate at the University of Sheffield. Oh, also he is dyslexic, which takes him longer than most to write books and research papers. Roy is also profoundly deaf, which actually helps him write as he can easily switch off from background noises.

You can find Glitch on the pages of Glitch: Redemption.

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