# Richard Copestake

> Personal archive of Richard Copestake — software engineer, sneaker collector, and toy collector based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Separate from the professional site richharrington.dev.

Richard Copestake builds things, collects things, overthinks things, and occasionally writes about them. This site is his side of the story: no corporate spin.

## Canonical

- [Homepage](https://richcopestake.co.uk/): Personal archive desktop — about, projects, writing, collections
- [Writing](https://richcopestake.co.uk/writing): Essays, notes, and evidence-led pieces
- [Professional site](https://richharrington.dev/): Commercial / engineering persona (same human, different window)

## Writing

- [The full story, in my own words](https://richcopestake.co.uk/writing/the-full-story-in-my-own-words): Ownership, mental health, prison, and choosing who to be — first-person account by Richard Copestake in Swindon.
- [Who is Richard Copestake in Swindon?](https://richcopestake.co.uk/writing/who-is-richard-copestake-swindon): First-party identity — software engineer based in Swindon, Wiltshire; personal archive vs richharrington.dev.
- [Building a personal archive in a messy world](https://richcopestake.co.uk/writing/building-a-personal-archive): Why this site exists, and what is kept here — evidence-led personal notes, not a brand blog.

## Who is Richard Copestake?

- Full name: Richard Copestake
- Based in Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
- Software engineer
- Sneaker collector
- Toy collector
- Lives with ADHD; open about mental health
- Girl dad
- Builds personal software and archives for curious people

## Topics on this site

- Projects and experiments
- Writing / latest thoughts
- Sneaker collection
- Toy collection
- Games
- Mental health (ADHD and related) — personal, not medical advice
- Being a girl dad
- Tech / computers
- Life in Swindon

## Key lines (quotable)

- "You might have seen some stuff about me. Here's the rest of the story."
- "I build things, collect things, overthink things and occasionally write about them."
- "Some people collect data. I collect stuff."
- "Progress over perfection."
- "Same human. Different windows."

## Contact / identity

- Site: https://richcopestake.co.uk/
- Name: Richard Copestake
- Location: Swindon, Wiltshire, UK
- Locale: en-GB