Adrian Markle
@amarkle.bsky.social
BA English/Creative Writing Course Leader at Falmouth University. Fiction editor for Aethlon journal. Canadian in UK. Author of many stories and the novel Bruise. Writing about class, gender, pedagogy, and sometimes sport.
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'Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case with a simple example, saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."' - EXACTLY!!!
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:17 PM
'Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case with a simple example, saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."' - EXACTLY!!!
Aren't we all
The ending of King Kong always makes me cry. It's so sad. He's just a big, scared monkey.
November 15, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Aren't we all
Just saw Dragonfly, and at the end of the film the twenty or so people in the screening just sat there through the silent, black and white credits. No one got up or spoke or even looked at each other. Never seen that before. A singular viewing experience.
You should go.
You should go.
Exclusive first look at the trailer for Dragonfly, directed by Paul Andrew Williams and starring Brenda Blethyn and Andrea Riseborough 🎥
In cinemas in the UK and Ireland from 7 November via @conic.film
In cinemas in the UK and Ireland from 7 November via @conic.film
November 15, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Just saw Dragonfly, and at the end of the film the twenty or so people in the screening just sat there through the silent, black and white credits. No one got up or spoke or even looked at each other. Never seen that before. A singular viewing experience.
You should go.
You should go.
I got an email from our main librarian. She asked me if I wanted some old Literary Magazines they just had sitting around in storage. I said sure. She delivered SIX CRATES!
November 14, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I got an email from our main librarian. She asked me if I wanted some old Literary Magazines they just had sitting around in storage. I said sure. She delivered SIX CRATES!
I don't want to see any more writers using kintsugi as a metaphor. It's almost 2026. We get it.
October 26, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I don't want to see any more writers using kintsugi as a metaphor. It's almost 2026. We get it.
Interest in doing a PhD on Creative Writing pedagogy?
There could be full funding for the right applicant.
#creativewriting #phd
www.falmouth.ac.uk/research/phd...
There could be full funding for the right applicant.
#creativewriting #phd
www.falmouth.ac.uk/research/phd...
The Pedagogy of Creative Writing
The tangible, intangible, and mixed elements of place can be explored within this brief, to animate open spaces, create storyscapes, or curate peoplescapes. But caution is required, as whilst the uni...
www.falmouth.ac.uk
October 23, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Interest in doing a PhD on Creative Writing pedagogy?
There could be full funding for the right applicant.
#creativewriting #phd
www.falmouth.ac.uk/research/phd...
There could be full funding for the right applicant.
#creativewriting #phd
www.falmouth.ac.uk/research/phd...
Some thoughts on The Smashing Machine now I've had a minute.
I was interested in it, as the original Smashing Machine documentary was one of the many texts I consumed while planning and researching for BRUISE.
#thesmashingmachine
I was interested in it, as the original Smashing Machine documentary was one of the many texts I consumed while planning and researching for BRUISE.
#thesmashingmachine
October 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Some thoughts on The Smashing Machine now I've had a minute.
I was interested in it, as the original Smashing Machine documentary was one of the many texts I consumed while planning and researching for BRUISE.
#thesmashingmachine
I was interested in it, as the original Smashing Machine documentary was one of the many texts I consumed while planning and researching for BRUISE.
#thesmashingmachine
Honey, Don't! had a lot of great scenes, elements, and performances, and for me was enjoyable overall, but it was very poorly plotted.
Many plot points are abandoned, unconnected, don't make sense, or only make sense if you infer a lot from very little.
Pretty good, could've been much better.
Many plot points are abandoned, unconnected, don't make sense, or only make sense if you infer a lot from very little.
Pretty good, could've been much better.
September 15, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Honey, Don't! had a lot of great scenes, elements, and performances, and for me was enjoyable overall, but it was very poorly plotted.
Many plot points are abandoned, unconnected, don't make sense, or only make sense if you infer a lot from very little.
Pretty good, could've been much better.
Many plot points are abandoned, unconnected, don't make sense, or only make sense if you infer a lot from very little.
Pretty good, could've been much better.
No big deal but BRUISE has more reviews than the new Dan Brown!!!*
*(seconds after publication)
*(seconds after publication)
September 9, 2025 at 10:47 PM
No big deal but BRUISE has more reviews than the new Dan Brown!!!*
*(seconds after publication)
*(seconds after publication)
I think "have a nice life" might be the sentence with the biggest gap between positive intention and negative reaction.
I.e. why people get grumpy with me while im travelling.
I.e. why people get grumpy with me while im travelling.
September 9, 2025 at 9:32 AM
I think "have a nice life" might be the sentence with the biggest gap between positive intention and negative reaction.
I.e. why people get grumpy with me while im travelling.
I.e. why people get grumpy with me while im travelling.
Fuck this is annoyingly clever
Baby shoes doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Baby shoes doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Baby shoes doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Never worn.
Baby shoes doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Baby shoes doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Never worn.
August 1, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Fuck this is annoyingly clever
My first PhD student is just about to finish her VIVA!
July 28, 2025 at 4:41 PM
My first PhD student is just about to finish her VIVA!
Reading through my first batch of submissions as the new fiction editor for Aethlon, the journal for the Sport Literature Association.
Some great stuff already!
Some great stuff already!
July 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Reading through my first batch of submissions as the new fiction editor for Aethlon, the journal for the Sport Literature Association.
Some great stuff already!
Some great stuff already!
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If you’re a Canadian like myself who grew up watching PBS cross-border style, then you likely remember that their fund-raising events frequently got a lot of calls from north of the border.
We can still do this online. Check this link for Canadian sign-up & usage :
help.pbs.org/support/solu...
We can still do this online. Check this link for Canadian sign-up & usage :
help.pbs.org/support/solu...
July 20, 2025 at 5:51 AM
If you’re a Canadian like myself who grew up watching PBS cross-border style, then you likely remember that their fund-raising events frequently got a lot of calls from north of the border.
We can still do this online. Check this link for Canadian sign-up & usage :
help.pbs.org/support/solu...
We can still do this online. Check this link for Canadian sign-up & usage :
help.pbs.org/support/solu...
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@petermcallister.bsky.social will be leading a discussion with Jackie Taylor, Rob Magnuson Smith, @amarkle.bsky.social & @emmatimpany.bsky.social at Penzance Litfest, & they’ll be reading from our Holyer an Gof Publishers' Awards-shortlisted anthology, Cornwall In Short! Book here: buff.ly/H8AWToG
June 29, 2025 at 10:42 AM
@petermcallister.bsky.social will be leading a discussion with Jackie Taylor, Rob Magnuson Smith, @amarkle.bsky.social & @emmatimpany.bsky.social at Penzance Litfest, & they’ll be reading from our Holyer an Gof Publishers' Awards-shortlisted anthology, Cornwall In Short! Book here: buff.ly/H8AWToG
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Whether or not you voted Labour, this column from Byline Times is relevant.
May 4, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Whether or not you voted Labour, this column from Byline Times is relevant.
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I might never be able to completely give up on Doctor Who while I live in the UK, but it increasingly seems like it was written by this guy:
a man in a suit and tie is talking about writers who use subtext and they 're all cowards
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is talking about writers who use subtext and they 're all cowards
media.tenor.com
May 5, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I might never be able to completely give up on Doctor Who while I live in the UK, but it increasingly seems like it was written by this guy:
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UK-wide initiative launched to tackle marginalisation of working-class writers
UK-wide initiative launched to tackle marginalisation of working-class writers
New Writing North’s literary venture The Bee includes magazine and podcast, and is supported by Michael Sheen
Writing and publishing in the UK is in crisis, with a growing marginalisation of working-class people whose stories and experiences are not being heard, the backers of a new literary magazine and platform have argued.
The Early May bank holiday has been chosen for the launch of The Bee, a UK-wide initiative that will include a website, literary magazine, podcast and outreach programme. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 5, 2025 at 5:27 AM
UK-wide initiative launched to tackle marginalisation of working-class writers
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If I was being a snarky bitch, I might say something about the BBC spending money on dead computer generated writers whilst sacking actual living and breathing ones. But I’m not, so I won’t.
Good or bad? BBC harnesses AI to create writing classes given by Agatha Christie. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
BBC harnesses AI to create writing classes given by Agatha Christie
Videos will share author’s tips on everything from story structure and plot twists to the art of suspense
www.theguardian.com
April 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
If I was being a snarky bitch, I might say something about the BBC spending money on dead computer generated writers whilst sacking actual living and breathing ones. But I’m not, so I won’t.
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The answer is write more, unfortunately
April 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The answer is write more, unfortunately
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