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Talks
I speak a few times a year, mostly about writing for the ear, listening to cities and owning your own corner of the web. I’m taking a break from conferences until March.
- Own your archiveWriters publish everywhere and keep nothing. A practical talk about gathering ten years of scattered work into one home you control — and why being findable is a form of care for your readers.InkwellPorto · 24 min
- Writing for the earWhat changes when your words will be heard instead of read. On sentence length, breath, repetition, and leaving the pauses in.Sound MattersBerlin · 31 min
- Cities you can hearSoundmarks — the sounds that make a place itself — are disappearing faster than landmarks. A short talk with recordings from five years of listening to Lisbon.Urban Sound ForumBarcelona · 18 min
- The slow web isn't nostalgiaPersonal websites are not a retro hobby. They are the most durable, findable and humane way to publish — and they are easier to own than ever.Small Web DayOnline · 22 min
- Letters, not contentEight years of writing a letter every other Sunday, and why I still write to one reader instead of an audience.Newsletter CraftLondon · 27 min
Low Tide
A letter from Lisbon, every other Sunday.
Essays first, before they land here. No tracking pixels, no ads, one click to leave. 6,400 people read it; the next one goes out on Sunday 1 November.
