Tommy Kennedy IV is a Warrington-born writer who carries the scars of a life lived. He did not find his stories in an office; he found them building walls, breaking laws, and roaming the world for fifteen years across Europe, India, and South America. Before he began studying for his Creative Writing degree, he was a bricklayer, a hustler, and an outlaw who learned the price of every choice up close.
Tommy writes in a gritty noir style, crafting narratives soaked in working-class pride, resilience, and dark humour. His prose blends raw, lived detail with the rhythm of real-life reflection, ensuring every page feels earned. The unvarnished truth found in his work, including the memoir Nightmare in Jamaica, has earned his three books a permanent place in the British Library.
He deleted social media to focus solely on his craft. New stories and reflections arrive regularly on his blog.
Tommy Kennedy IV is a Warrington-born writer who carries the scars of a life lived. He did not find his stories in an office; he found them building walls, breaking laws, and roaming the world for fifteen years across Europe, India, and South America. Before he began studying for his Creative Writing degree, he was a bricklayer, a hustler, and an outlaw who learned the price of every choice up close.
Tommy writes in a gritty noir style, crafting narratives soaked in working-class pride, resilience, and dark humour. His prose blends raw, lived detail with the rhythm of real-life reflection, ensuring every page feels earned. The unvarnished truth found in his work, including the memoir Nightmare in Jamaica, has earned his three books a permanent place in the British Library.
He deleted social media to focus solely on his craft. New stories and reflections arrive regularly on his blog.
yf1jo8dugnnfq12yrvhrteoy3ln1351.21 KB I nearly lost everything in Jamaica — smuggling drugs, running from danger, and facing the consequences of my choices. Nightmare in...
3vyym02e6v1f8fca323tf5fwjdgv351.21 KBBook Review: The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison By Tommy Kennedy IV
Introduction:
Why I Read The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison I picked up The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison expecting a grim lecture on inequality. What I found instead was a clear and steady voice showing how the American justice system protects wealth while turning poverty into a lifelong sentence. I’m reading it from the UK, yet every page felt close enough to...
Charlie Edwards, Dale Youth, and an Eight-Year-Old Called Tommy Machine Kennedy
In 2017 West London still felt bruised. Grenfell Tower had burned only months earlier and the shock hadn’t settled. Dale Youth Amateur Boxing Club had lost its gym inside that building and the community around it carried the weight every day.
That summer they held a fundraiser in White City, just down...
Papillon Ignited My Love of Adventure The book Papillon sparked my lifelong love of travel and adventure. Henri Charrière’s story of imprisonment and daring escapes in 1930s French Guiana captivated me as a youngster in the 1970s, and it shaped how I saw the world. Every page felt like a ticket to...
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