The Troubadour’s Tale is the fifth instalment of Ann Swinfen’s Oxford Mediaeval Mystery. As I get closer to her final book, I feel a little heavy-hearted. It’s disappointing that Nicholas’ …

The Merchant’s Tale is the fourth book of Oxford Medieval Mystery by the late Ann Swinfen. Coming back to read this volume, I was drawn back to the post-Plague Oxford, …

The Book of Dreams is a story about Sigwulf, who was exiled to the Frankish court of King Carolus, the future Charlemagne. I am using the name Charlemagne throughout this …

I don’t want to part with Northumbrian-themed stories, so continuing with Bernard Cornwell’s The Last Kingdom suits my current mood. The Last Kingdom is set around 100 years after Hunlaf’s …

A Day of Reckoning’s official excerpt hinted at a voyage southwards to Spain. Perhaps this could be a suitable backdrop about Ahmad since we’re adventuring to Andalusia.

2024 is the fifth year I’ve been transcribing. It’s quite unexpected that I last this long doing one niche in the freelancing world. I think it is high time for …

Accents enrich conversations with nuances and character, reminding us that language is a living, breathing entity shaped by the people who speak it.

Automations are everywhere, including in the English transcription field. I read and followed a discussion addressing the emergence of auto-transcript services that could possibly plunder this work niche that I …