Adam S. Leslie
@adamsleslie.bsky.social
Author of Nero Fiction Prize winner Lost in the Garden
Will distract you in order to eat more biscuits
Writes novels - represented by Eli Keren @ United Agents
Writes screenplays - represented by Christina Pickworth @ Imagine Talent
Will distract you in order to eat more biscuits
Writes novels - represented by Eli Keren @ United Agents
Writes screenplays - represented by Christina Pickworth @ Imagine Talent
I remember my mum and I both SCANDALISED that Stephen Yardley said "bleedin'" on children's TV!
November 17, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I remember my mum and I both SCANDALISED that Stephen Yardley said "bleedin'" on children's TV!
It really is. Whenever I listen to it, I still see that damn pointy black rabbit floating through the sky.
November 6, 2025 at 11:07 AM
It really is. Whenever I listen to it, I still see that damn pointy black rabbit floating through the sky.
I remember Richard Osman saying that it won't before long before soaps are entirely AI generated - but who wants to watch that? We don't watch quiz shows to learn facts, we watch quiz shows because we're interested in other human beings.
November 6, 2025 at 11:05 AM
I remember Richard Osman saying that it won't before long before soaps are entirely AI generated - but who wants to watch that? We don't watch quiz shows to learn facts, we watch quiz shows because we're interested in other human beings.
I've been saying this for a while - all art or entertainment is human connection of some kind. I don't think there's any reason to worry about AI permanently replacing creativity in the mainstream, because what reason would audiences have for engaging with it?
November 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I've been saying this for a while - all art or entertainment is human connection of some kind. I don't think there's any reason to worry about AI permanently replacing creativity in the mainstream, because what reason would audiences have for engaging with it?
@adamsleslie.bsky.social is always up for going back on!
I'd completely forgotten about "WHYYYY?"!! That's now going to be living in my head rent-free too.
I'd completely forgotten about "WHYYYY?"!! That's now going to be living in my head rent-free too.
November 6, 2025 at 10:50 AM
@adamsleslie.bsky.social is always up for going back on!
I'd completely forgotten about "WHYYYY?"!! That's now going to be living in my head rent-free too.
I'd completely forgotten about "WHYYYY?"!! That's now going to be living in my head rent-free too.
Honourable mention to Barbara Gaskin's party. If my party was that spooky, I'd cry too.
November 6, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Honourable mention to Barbara Gaskin's party. If my party was that spooky, I'd cry too.
Bright Eyes (Bonnie Tyler variant; though the Mike Batt variant did enough damage in the 1970s)
November 6, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Bright Eyes (Bonnie Tyler variant; though the Mike Batt variant did enough damage in the 1970s)
I don't want to cause a ruckus
November 3, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I don't want to cause a ruckus
But... but... Supergran is a Scot.
November 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
But... but... Supergran is a Scot.
Don't breathe on me, Adrian
November 2, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Don't breathe on me, Adrian
At least the wrappers to all the ice creams in true 1970s Lyon's Maid fashion!
October 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
At least the wrappers to all the ice creams in true 1970s Lyon's Maid fashion!
Now that's something I'd like to see. Plus the cover to The Idea of Limb Bowlerpiece
October 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Now that's something I'd like to see. Plus the cover to The Idea of Limb Bowlerpiece
A lot of people have said this – I'm regretting not getting a sponsorship deal from Lyons Maid!
October 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
A lot of people have said this – I'm regretting not getting a sponsorship deal from Lyons Maid!
Now this is going to be stuck in my head all day
October 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Now this is going to be stuck in my head all day
Aw, fantastic, thank you so much, I'm really glad you enjoyed it! 🌸🍦
October 25, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Aw, fantastic, thank you so much, I'm really glad you enjoyed it! 🌸🍦
Oh goodness, I love Paperhouse! This'll be one for the top of the list.
October 25, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Oh goodness, I love Paperhouse! This'll be one for the top of the list.
Glad to be of service! 🙂 I hope it stands up... I reckon it's a bona fide corker.
October 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Glad to be of service! 🙂 I hope it stands up... I reckon it's a bona fide corker.
In A Shanghai Noodle Factory by Traffic
October 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
In A Shanghai Noodle Factory by Traffic