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Rule No. 1 - A Supernatural Hospital Horror Tale
On a never-ending night shift, a maternity nurse fights exhaustion, despair, and an unspoken rule in a hospital where job security is the least of her…
Nov 13, 2024
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Jack Pownall - French to English Translation
My translation services, professional journey, and how I bring French content to life in English with precision, creativity, and cultural sensitivity.
Nov 12, 2024
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May 2024
Doctor Who: Push the Button, Space Babes!
★★★☆☆ | Last Saturday, Doctor Who landed back on screens across the world with an effervescent double-bill bang, and I simply must talk about it. Here's…
May 18, 2024
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Literary Translation: To AI or Not to AI, That Is The Question
Whether 'tis nobler in modernity to suffer the slings and arrows of an already difficult-to-enter translation industry...
May 15, 2024
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April 2024
Plato’s Dream by Voltaire
Listen now (6 mins) | Written in 1756 by Voltaire, this criticism of religious doctrine was one of the first examples of science fiction. This new…
Apr 13, 2024
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The Magic of Learning a Language with Harry Potter
An insomnia-driven account of how I once sped up my French learning with the help of Harry Potter.
Apr 11, 2024
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March 2024
Micromégas by Voltaire
Follow Micromégas, a giant from the constellation of Sirius, as he leaves his home in search of knowledge and stops for a visit on our own planet Earth.
Mar 12, 2024
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February 2024
‘Romance’ by Arnaud Cathrine deserves to be translated into English
This French YA gay romance novel is the first part of a trilogy delving into what it is to be young and yearn for love and, funnily enough, "romance".
Feb 26, 2024
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December 2023
Working as an In-House Translator
My experience working as an in-house French to English translator in Paris.
Dec 27, 2023
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September 2023
The Devil Wears Primark - My Internship at Vogue France
That’s a lie. More often than not, I actually wore Uniqlo. That aside, let’s delve into my time interning as a translator for Vogue France.
Sep 23, 2023
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August 2023
Moving to Paris to study French
From 2020 to 2023, I read French Studies at the University of London Institute in Paris.
Aug 27, 2023
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July 2023
Running an online business in a virtual world
In 2015, having learned 3D modelling and texturing through self-teaching, I founded an online business with an associate in the virtual world game…
Jul 8, 2023
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