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Lecturer in Publishing at the University of Stirling. Researcher of smartphone storytelling. Authors of seven books for Amber on Paris, London, Scotland, cemeteries (twice), chess, & dragons. Erstwhile doer of other things. Baritone. Often mediocre. He/Him
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I've spent just shy of ten hours marking today & I'm still behind, largely because I've spent quite a bit of that time chasing things that haven't quite been submitted properly but don't deserve to fail because of that. (It's a complex module.) Must stop now, or I won't be fit for anything tomorrow.

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One of my latest articles with the amazing bookshop team for @thepublishingpost.bsky.social talking about the monopoly of French book industry and the rebellion of indie bookshops! if you want go take a look.

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Work again: marking at ten past seven. (As Larkin never quite said.)

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The @washingtonpost.com oddly neglecting to mention that @anntelnaes.bsky.social resigned her job with them because the Post refused to run a cartoon satirising the thin-skinned Trump patsy, WP owner Bezos.

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For staff in secondary schools: www.eventbrite.com/e/1217775943... Please share with your networks. I’m still finding out who to follow on here.

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If Trump's looking for a tariff that will reliably only affect his enemies, he could try putting a 100% tariff on intelligent thought.

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Amazing how much he achieved in less than a day.

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The marking is going enjoyably, but extremely slowly. I can also feel the startings of a headache, so to ward that off I'm going to take a walk in the gorgeous Stirling sunshine.

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I'd love to believe that @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social is energetically making this point in cabinet right now in opposition to the government's foolish bid to slash international student numbers, but there's no sign that she is.

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Reading the responses to another post on this, I've learned that the writer used to run one of those tobacco-funded 'think-tanks', so presumably he's got a lot of experience of being willfully ignorant for cash.

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No bank holiday here at Stirling, so I'm hard at work on one of the more enjoyable pieces of marking I get to do each year: the students' digital portfolios, including interactive stories written in Twine and Echoes, and Bluesky bots. 28 portfolios to mark, though! :-O

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Can Labour not just sell Jonathan Hinder to Reform now before he swans off on a free transfer before the next election? He should be nowhere near the Labour Party.

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Let's be clear: a single person, administration and policy choice bear most of the responsibility for what's going on in universities. By dissolving any semblance of a planning or numbers system, George Osborne set in motion a process that could only and inevitably bring the HE sector to its knees.

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Amazing how much he achieved in less than a day.

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Wow. That is *gorgeous*.

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Is Duolingo now Milkshake Owl?

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Seventeen years ago, on my only trip to the United States. Not a chance in hell of me returning under the current fascist regime.

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Telegravda pushing QTWTAIN to a new extreme.

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Lots to do, but shifting this headache is the first priority.

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On the off-chance that anybody wants to read it, here's a very work-in-progressy talk I gave this lunchtime at the @sypscotland.bsky.social AGM. www.linkedin.com/pulse/past-p...

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Today in Telegravda, a comment editor dismisses claims that academics are underpaid and overworked by looking at Russell Group professors. By this stage, it’s really hard to tell dishonesty and ignorance apart.

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Quite liked this week’s Who, but I do miss subtext.

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1. The Well 2. Lux 3. Lucky Day 4. Robot Revolution #DoctorWho so far.

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On the off-chance that anybody wants to read it, here's a very work-in-progressy talk I gave this lunchtime at the @sypscotland.bsky.social AGM. www.linkedin.com/pulse/past-p...

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We’re excited to introduce the brilliant speakers joining us at SYP Scotland’s 2025 AGM! 📢 They will be sharing their experiences, insights, and advice on navigating the world of publishing. Check out their bios below and join us online tomorrow at 1pm! 👇 thesyp.org.uk/events/syp-s...

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Happy Saturday ☀️I wanted to share a little series that I wrote in lockdown called 'A Bookshop Through Time,' in which I depict the changes to a London bookshop between 1900 and the year 2000. It's fact/fiction and a little bit of fun—subscribe here! open.substack.com/pub/bookhist...

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Back at my desk bright and early to write today's ten-minute talk for @sypscotland.bsky.social on the future of publishing. Why not join us this afternoon at 1 pm online? bsky.app/profile/syps...

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Ah, yes, the always-effective Nearly As Much Of An Arsehole As The Total Arsehole strategy.

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Hearing about massive swings in these council elections, and it's so good to know that playground provision is such a vote winner.

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Back at my desk bright and early to write today's ten-minute talk for @sypscotland.bsky.social on the future of publishing. Why not join us this afternoon at 1 pm online? bsky.app/profile/syps...

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QTWTAIN

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