01 · Original stories & art
Duck Universe
Queer fiction, books, characters and artwork from an unfolding story-world.
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Stories · useful discoveries · curious worlds
Stories, useful discoveries, and curious worlds.
Original queer fiction and art, practical UK directories, Timeline N — a fictional alternative-history archive — and genuine apps and projects, with their status made clear.
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02 · Practical UK resources
UK directories
Find shops, services, tools and resources by subject.
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Timeline N
A documentary-style alternative-history project. Its events are fiction.
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Apps & projects
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What we're making.
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Duck Universe · selected books
Start with a story.
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Practical UK resources
Find a useful place to begin.
Browse by subject. These routes include community and help resources as well as commercial listings.
James E Ventures
One studio, several curious worlds.
James E Ventures brings together original creative work, practical directories and independent digital projects — with the bowler-hat duck as its signature.
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