Valkyrie
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Postcard # 25 April 23, 2020 One drop of water in the ocean is Insignificant Yet Causes ripples traveling miles away, Giving hope for humanity With the gift of a single mask. Postcard #26 April 24, 2020 My BFF wanted to video chat, So we spent an hour and a half catching up, Sharing part of our day And felt almost normal. Postcard #27 April 25, 2020 The shower walls are closing in Like a vice slowly turning to clamp A piece
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Corrigendum - Word of the Day - Sat May 2, 2020
Valkyrie commented on Myr's blog entry in Writing World
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I had to laugh when I read the shower poem, only because I wrote one too. I particularly like April 24th. The 25th is quintessential Parker. I enjoyed it a lot. I loved the 26th and the carpet roadways stimulating your love of math. I relate to that one in particular. I spent my childhood making plastic horses gallop across carpeted fields and jumping Lego jumps. April 27th... And of course we need an April 31st Congratulations on completing another NaPoWriMo. Well done!
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Recrudescence - Word of the Day - Fri May 1, 2020
Valkyrie commented on Myr's blog entry in Writing World
Yay! I'm glad you liked my word choice I'm so happy to see this feature back. I really missed it. -
I just got back from a five hour stint in the ER. I've been sick with a high fever for the past two weeks. I've had two COVID tests, both of which were negative. The good news is there's nothing major wrong. I feel much better after getting some IV fluids. Now I'm going to rest up and hope I continue to be on the mend.
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Oooo those look delicious! Thanks
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Aww.. he looks sad. I'll cheer him up
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Ooo major *cringe* I would say it's not acceptable for a translator to color a story, etc. a way other than what the author intended unless it's explicitly stated it's the translator's interpretation of the story, and done so with the author's consent (if possible). If there's a perfect match, then it should be used. I just had another thought about word-for-word translation. Grammar rules aren't the same across languages, so there needs to be some flexibility to allow for grammatical differences and appropriate sentence structure for the language it's being translated from and to.
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Dagobert should have known better than to mess with a cursed object Nice little short. I loved the Queen's corgi lol
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This is an interesting topic and not an easy question to answer. There are so many nuances to language that don't always translate well. I think there needs to be something more than just verbatim translation, because sometimes the meaning of more abstract things like idioms and colloquialisms can get lost in a word-for-word rendering into a different language. On the other hand, too much liberty on the part of the translator risks turning the story into something other than the author intended. I wouldn't very happy if that happened to one of my stories.
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Sorry to hear that. I got bad news today too. An individual who was on my caseload a few years ago passed away over the weekend.
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Oh I'm a LOT better than I used to be. No pity necessary for my parents... I can pretty much guarantee there's not a pickier person on the planet than my mom when it comes to food.
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I'm a pretty picky eater.
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Oh yes, there are lots of beautiful places in the world. I've always had a particular affinity for Ireland, though.
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April CSR Discussion Day: Clockwise Series by Aditus
Valkyrie commented on Cia's blog entry in Gay Authors News
I loved this series. It's hard to pick a favorite out of the four. I still remember sobbing as I read the last story. Great interview! I can't wait to read "The Puppeteer" and of course, vampires.- 8 comments
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Wow... absolutely beautiful! Thank you for sharing. My lifelong dream has been to visit Ireland. It's such a beautiful country. And I can listen to that accent all day.
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Intelligence and education is sexy But I was teasing Clo about her status update.
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