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30 July 2026
A quiet, looping player that reads real National Highways travel alerts aloud over a bed of distant motorway and light rain. Part archive, part late-night radio. The road names and closures are read slowly into the dark. Best with the sound on.
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31 May 2025
A searchable frontend for exploring UK local authority data, with no login required.
15 May 2025
New local Bristol authors and titles added to the curated collection.
28 April 2025
The latest ChatGPT language learning guide for Italian is now published on Amazon.
March 2025
A new structured report service for authors preparing to self-publish.
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Sound & vision
An ambient player built from real motorway travel alerts.
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About
I'm based in Bristol. I write, publish books through Ephemeral Publishing, design knitting patterns and build data projects. I work as a data analyst in social care. I'm also completing a PhD on progression to higher education for care-experienced young people.
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