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Yes! Just last week I was talking to a friend about the one thing I really look forward to from ai is to translate literature, especially in the commonly spoken languages. Arabic, Spanish, Urdu, Hindi etc that we don't get translated often. OK a lot of Spanish is translated but non western languages aren't very commonly translated.
Check out the beach by Joy Williams too! Think I posted that here.
Personally never had an issue with that. OK maybe the beginning to 'killing commendatore' was a bit of a shock.
We picked this place to live in for one simple reason: it was dirt cheap.
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I'm finally at a point where I'm not up do date with all stories posted here! Thanks for posting consistently.
He wrote Mayflies! I hadn't recognised the name
How many 'youngest to have' records has she broken! Can't wait to see how her work evolves over the years
I have definitely been personally victimised by honk
The Guest by Albert Camus
Algerian-born, Nobel Prize winner ALBERT CAMUS is the author of THE STRANGER, THE PLAGUE, and THE FALL.
I've been waiting for the first nsfw post here. I'm glad it's not smut.
But now I feel like I ought to tag a lot of stuff as nsfw
I love what pronell said and you could go that route! Although I'd also like to suggest going allegorical as an option.
There was a poem I read, which used a snake bite as an allegory for SA. I can't seem to remember the name. I think it was by Francesca Lia Block although I'm not certain.
Depending on why you want to write that as part of your characters story you can adjust the allegory. If its about the abuse of power and the effects it leaves on people that snake allegory would do you well.
If its about being realistic, that won't work. Unless you want to make it like an adjusted memory. Smth the victim doesn't wish to remember and hence remembers smth else instead.
Off the top of my head:
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A rose losing it's petals to represent loss of innocence/ beauty.
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Trespassers destroying someone's garden, a violation of boundaries.
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A painting that's torn, destruction of ones sense of self.
Good luck, but before you make your decision I suggest you make sure you know why you want to write about it. That'll help you make the correct decision for you.
All 4 words sounds like words for a fart that kids might use.
Okay meemage might be a bit more disgusting
Oh they do have eras where he everything seems to be written to fit one of their themes at the time.
Even now unless it's one of the major writers there isn't much variety.
Love more horror. Somehow I don't come across a lot of horror despite loving it
Hate to say it but the new yorker genuinely deserves the respect it gets for their fiction work. Also their artwork. Bloody brilliant and absolutely consistent.
If you haven't check out their podcasts.
I can't believe I hadn't posted this yet! Thanks for this
Now this isn't smth I've ever heard of, looking forward to reading it
Yessss. Definitely check this out. Also do post any short story you like here!
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin
Ursula K. Le Guin is a fantastic writer of speculative fiction and the author of the earthsea fantasy series.
Thanks for that, I'm gonna check that out!
There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury is bloody brilliant writrer of Fahrenheit 451)
You Perfect, Broken Thing by C.L Clark
When I leave the kill floor, my legs are wasted. I shuffle to the womenβs locker room. I canβt stand anymore, but I know if I sit, Iβll never get back up. At least, not for another hour. I prop myself up on my open locker. My hands are shaking, too. My fingertips are blue, [β¦]
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Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang
Maybe my favourite short story ever. Def top 5. The story on which the incredible Dennis Vellenuve movie Arrival is based. Which is also my favorite movie. Basically I couldnt recommend this story enough!
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You Perfect, Broken Thing - by C.L. Clark
When I leave the kill floor, my legs are wasted. I shuffle to the womenβs locker room. I canβt stand anymore, but I know if I sit, Iβll never get back up. At least, not for another hour. I prop myself up on my open locker. My hands are shaking, too. My fingertips are blue, [β¦]
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Sour Milk Girls by Erin Roberts
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast. This page: Sour Milk Girls by Erin Roberts
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