Tej Turner
@tejturner.com
he/him. SFF author, travel blogger & vegetarian chef. Published by Elsewhen Press
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Tej Turner
@tejturner.com
· Nov 17
Just reached 1k followers 🥳 so here’s a short thread about my books/writing.
I am mostly known for my Avatars of Ruin series:
– ‘Wheel of Time meets The Walking Dead’
– sorcery, necromancy, and mutants spawned from ritual experimentation
– Gay/Pan/Bi/Intersex/NB/Queer rep
tejturner.com/epic/
I am mostly known for my Avatars of Ruin series:
– ‘Wheel of Time meets The Walking Dead’
– sorcery, necromancy, and mutants spawned from ritual experimentation
– Gay/Pan/Bi/Intersex/NB/Queer rep
tejturner.com/epic/
Chilli update: Day 6 and two Jamaican Scotch Yellow and three Ring of Fire have appeared 🥳. Still no sign of any Chocolate Habanero or Basket of Fire yet 🤞🏻
January 18, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Chilli update: Day 6 and two Jamaican Scotch Yellow and three Ring of Fire have appeared 🥳. Still no sign of any Chocolate Habanero or Basket of Fire yet 🤞🏻
Yo brain, if you are going to make me dream about travelling again can you take me to some mountains or some overgrown ruins or something, instead of sending me a stress dream about me hurriedly trying to pack my things and everything going wrong whilst running hopelessly late to get to the airport.
January 18, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Yo brain, if you are going to make me dream about travelling again can you take me to some mountains or some overgrown ruins or something, instead of sending me a stress dream about me hurriedly trying to pack my things and everything going wrong whilst running hopelessly late to get to the airport.
My publisher reached out today to talk about the cover for the next book in this series. Excited!
Does anyone have a favourite out of the covers so far? I think mine is Blood War 🔪🩸
Does anyone have a favourite out of the covers so far? I think mine is Blood War 🔪🩸
January 13, 2026 at 10:01 PM
My publisher reached out today to talk about the cover for the next book in this series. Excited!
Does anyone have a favourite out of the covers so far? I think mine is Blood War 🔪🩸
Does anyone have a favourite out of the covers so far? I think mine is Blood War 🔪🩸
I have planted four of each chilli type in my heated propagator, so let’s see what happens in the next week or so.
I feel like a kid again and possibly a little excited 😂
I feel like a kid again and possibly a little excited 😂
January 11, 2026 at 10:03 AM
I have planted four of each chilli type in my heated propagator, so let’s see what happens in the next week or so.
I feel like a kid again and possibly a little excited 😂
I feel like a kid again and possibly a little excited 😂
I have some big south-facing windowsills so I have decided to have a go at growing chillies 🌶️ 🙂
January 10, 2026 at 9:03 AM
I have some big south-facing windowsills so I have decided to have a go at growing chillies 🌶️ 🙂
Now do you believe me when I tell you that Cardiff always gets left out of the fun? Look at the state of this!
January 8, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Now do you believe me when I tell you that Cardiff always gets left out of the fun? Look at the state of this!
Yesterday I discovered another negative to calling LLMs ‘AI’; now when I read a sci-fi novel which mentions AI, I have that association and a part of my brain wonders whether they mean a clumsily regurgitative algorithm or, you know… actual AI.
January 7, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Yesterday I discovered another negative to calling LLMs ‘AI’; now when I read a sci-fi novel which mentions AI, I have that association and a part of my brain wonders whether they mean a clumsily regurgitative algorithm or, you know… actual AI.
Fellow insomniacs… I have found these new tablets from H&B very useful. It has a new ingredient called DailyZz which is an extract of polyphenols from tea and spearmint. I was a bit sceptical but what convinced me to try it was finding out that it has been clinically studied (with positive results).
January 6, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Fellow insomniacs… I have found these new tablets from H&B very useful. It has a new ingredient called DailyZz which is an extract of polyphenols from tea and spearmint. I was a bit sceptical but what convinced me to try it was finding out that it has been clinically studied (with positive results).
Heading back to Cardiff from Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch 😁
January 6, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Heading back to Cardiff from Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch 😁
Llanddywn island, with its lighthouse and remains of St Dwynwen’s Church. I reached it just before the twilight of dusk 🙂
January 5, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Llanddywn island, with its lighthouse and remains of St Dwynwen’s Church. I reached it just before the twilight of dusk 🙂
Newborough Forest in the snow 🙂
January 5, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Newborough Forest in the snow 🙂
A walk alongside the Afon Cefni and the wetlands around Malltraeth in Anglesey.
January 5, 2026 at 5:55 PM
A walk alongside the Afon Cefni and the wetlands around Malltraeth in Anglesey.
A wintry walk around Capel Lligwy, Din Lligwy ancient village and Lligwy burial chamber.
January 4, 2026 at 1:02 PM
A wintry walk around Capel Lligwy, Din Lligwy ancient village and Lligwy burial chamber.
I returned to Trefignath burial #cairn for dawn and this time the moon was on the other side of the monument 🙂
#megalithic #megalithicmarvels #neolithic
#megalithic #megalithicmarvels #neolithic
January 4, 2026 at 8:55 AM
I returned to Trefignath burial #cairn for dawn and this time the moon was on the other side of the monument 🙂
#megalithic #megalithicmarvels #neolithic
#megalithic #megalithicmarvels #neolithic
Came to Trefignath #neolithic burial #cairn for sunset and also got a nice surprise when the full big moon came out. Magical 🙂
#megalithicmarvels #megalithic
#megalithicmarvels #megalithic
January 3, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Came to Trefignath #neolithic burial #cairn for sunset and also got a nice surprise when the full big moon came out. Magical 🙂
#megalithicmarvels #megalithic
#megalithicmarvels #megalithic
South Stack Cliffs Reserve and lighthouse in Holyhead, Anglesey
January 3, 2026 at 3:45 PM
South Stack Cliffs Reserve and lighthouse in Holyhead, Anglesey
The journey up to Anglesey through the Bannau Brycheneiniog (Brecon Beacons) and Eryri (Snowdonia)
January 3, 2026 at 1:57 PM
The journey up to Anglesey through the Bannau Brycheneiniog (Brecon Beacons) and Eryri (Snowdonia)
Good morning from the Brecon Beacons. I am on my way to Anglesey today 🙂
January 3, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Good morning from the Brecon Beacons. I am on my way to Anglesey today 🙂
Getting back to my desk and writing again after a Christmas break.
December 30, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Getting back to my desk and writing again after a Christmas break.
Genuine question: if our railways are being gradually nationalised over the next couple of years surely that means that we should not merely be seeing a freeze in fare prices but a huge drop? Am I missing something here?
December 28, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Genuine question: if our railways are being gradually nationalised over the next couple of years surely that means that we should not merely be seeing a freeze in fare prices but a huge drop? Am I missing something here?
Back home and my living room has a new feature. A folklore map of Great Britain 🙂
December 28, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Back home and my living room has a new feature. A folklore map of Great Britain 🙂
Merry Christmas Eve from Pilsdon Pen 🎄
December 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Merry Christmas Eve from Pilsdon Pen 🎄
Today’s hike: Charmouth to Pilsdon Pen
December 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Today’s hike: Charmouth to Pilsdon Pen
Today I am visiting friends at The Tuckers Arms in Devon. This is the place where seventeen-year-old me first cut his teeth as a chef some years ago.
December 23, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Today I am visiting friends at The Tuckers Arms in Devon. This is the place where seventeen-year-old me first cut his teeth as a chef some years ago.