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ljwrites

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Translator, researcher, writer, and mom. This is my alt for creative writing. Current main project is a novel about a branch of Koreanic people in 1st century B.C.

Avatar is a typewriter with multicolored butterflies on it, found here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/susannaht/5092985916/

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NickEast, to scifi
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I didn't realise this was a thing, do people really think Mary Shelly wasn't the first SciFi author? 🤔

@sciencefiction @writers @writingcommunity @writing


ljwrites,
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@stevesebban Frankenstein is not a "rewrite" of the Golem of Prague, and saying so erases both Mary Shelley's contribution and the distinctive Jewishness of the golem story. The golem was built not by scientifically-explained means but by a Rabb Loew's religious/ritual power to protect the Jewish community from pogrom, putting it in the long tradition of myth and religious fable. Frankenstein's eponymous protagonist on the other hand is a scientist, and explicitly disavows mystical methods like alchemy before applying his study of chemistry and other scientific fields to the creation of the Creature. It is this aspect that makes the work science fiction, not the creation of an artificial being. The two stories have very little in common other than an artificial animated construct that goes out of control--different materials, different methods, plots, motivations, endings, etc. @NickEast @macmanx @sciencefiction @writers @writingcommunity @writing

ljwrites,
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@stevesebban Lol hit a nerve with what--by being sexist and wrong on the internet? Too many others have that distinction for you to stand out in particular, I'm afraid.

It's Jewish people who have been pointing out that the Golem is a distinctly Jewish tale, and to say it's basically the same thing as Frankenstein erases that aspect even if you're Jewish yourself. And on that note, have a good rest of your life 👋 @sciencefiction @writers @writingcommunity @writing

ljwrites,
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@stevesebban Lol hit a nerve with what--by being sexist and wrong on the internet? Too many others have that distinction for you to stand out in particular, I'm afraid. Congratulations for being wrong about the meaning of "cultural appropriation" among many, many other things and have a good rest of your life. @sciencefiction @writers @writingcommunity @writing

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Also:

Frankenstein; or The Modern Prometheus - published in 1818
The first written account of The Golem of Prague - published in 1834

According to the person who claimed Frankenstein is a rewriting of The Golem of Prague, evidently Mary Shelley didn't just write science fiction--she lived it, by "rewriting" a story that hadn't been written down yet.

(h/t @CatFoxBirdLady for pointing this out!)

@writers @writingcommunity @writing

juergen_hubert, to Germany
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If you ask the spirits for food, be courteous enough to actually eat it instead of throwing it away.

For they don't take kindly to being insulted in this manner.

@germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/baking-with-73718258

ljwrites,
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@juergen_hubert I actually cringed at the thought of throwing away good food! Korea has strong traditional norms against letting food go to waste and I assume this is true of many other cultures, too.

ljwrites,
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@juergen_hubert That seems somehow so eminently German xD

juergen_hubert, to Germany
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As you treat Frau Gode's dogs, so she will treat you.

@germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/eternal-huntress-31971823

ljwrites,
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@juergen_hubert finally, a supernatural being who believes in fair pay, good treatment of animals, and uhhhh cannibalism?! :flan_cleaver:

juergen_hubert, to random German
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30 How do you keep track of your work? Do you have a system?

Trello for the tales I still want to translate, Google Sheets for the tales I have already translated, as well as a "Master Volume" PDF compilation of all my translations (now exceeding 1000 pages in length).

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@juergen_hubert you're so organized! Is the Trello list much longer than the Google Docs list?

ljwrites,
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@juergen_hubert no shortage of work, I see! xD

ljwrites, to 13thFloor Korean
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I am loving this article for not only the in-depth discussion of John Campbell's racist, imperialist grift in the field of and , but also for confirming that is a story with deeply ingrained Christian preoccupations and imagery. https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/2020/12/31/the-heros-journey-is-nonsense/ (Article CW for sexism, racism, imperialism, sexual violence & slavery discussions)

ljwrites, to random
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On the theme of metalworking, Yacheolsin (冶鐵神) the God of the Forge and Hwadeok-jingun (火德眞君) Lord of Fire were two gods worshiped as patrons of blacksmithing. A Soeburi (iron-blowing) work song from Ulsan in the southeast of Korea mentions Siwon-seonsaeng (시원선생) the First Master who created the bellows:

You who blow on the bellows,
Know you their history?
Long, long ago the First Master
Contrived to make the bellows
The bellows are still here
But where did the First Master go?
Oh how long ago those ancient times
The First Master isn't around anymore!

Men in traditional Korean dress with their hair up in knots and bands around their heads, in front-tied long shirts and pants, crowd around a brick forge singing. Some hold small gongs in their hands while others hold blacksmith implements.

ljwrites, to history
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Things Koreans traditionally bought and sold, an incomplete list:

weirdwriter, to threads

Okay, so this is hugely funny, so according to this, and what I've read today, opened up one way federation today, but it's opt in, and I'm kind of amazed all the people over there didn't turn it on because I thought they wanted an audience not a community, but anyway, and then Threads hides mentions of software? IJBOL! https://wedistribute.org/2024/03/is-threads-hiding-pixelfed/

ljwrites,
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@weirdwriter How do we break it to the FOSS bros that Facebook just isn't that into them...

ljwrites,
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@weirdwriter Maybe they can read it in code?

$ echo "Hate to break it to you, my brothers in tech"
$ echo "Zuck's not that into you"

superblindman, to random
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Occasionally, I try to convince sighted people to try an audio game, and in doing so, better learn how the blind experience games. I am going to do that once again now, because The Vale: Shadow of the Crown is now available on even more platforms, (namely PS4, PS5 and Switch), so it's even easier to try depending on what platform you're willing to try it on. It is also, in my opinion, a great audio game to start with if you want to experience audio gaming, though I would probably recommend starting with the casual difficulty for new players. Take a chance. Try an audio game. :)

ljwrites,
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@superblindman I got into Vale: Shadow of the Crown on the recommendation of blind friends and have played it 5 times now, the last 3 playthroughs or so on hard mode. It's one of those games I return to from time to time, like comfort food. Sooooo good, so well-acted with a compelling story that makes me tear up every time, good resource management and combat mechanics too. I've played on both Linux and Steam Deck (via itch.io app), it worked flawlessly on both. Its greatest drawback may be that it's so good, my friends had to moderate my expectations when recommending other audio games, warning me they're generally not as good as The Vale! 🤣

cosmicvoid, to ethelcain
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Leo enjoyed lounging on the beach, when he was thrust into a quest to find the oracle. 🏖️

Get Twilight Oracle, a retro comedy adventure, for 25% off on Steam 👇
https://bit.ly/twilight-oracle

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ljwrites,
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@cosmicvoid I love the retro graphics, strong Legend of Kyrandia feels!

ljwrites, to random
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Hey lovely nerds, @vicorva has a rad Itch shop https://vicorva.itch.io/ where you can buy their novels (Books & Bone, Non-Player Character, The Beautiful Decay--with more coming soon), their ttrpg Kin created for the NPC novel, and short stories set in the Books & Bone universe. Play fun & chill interactive microfiction for free, too. All of Veo's works feature neurodivergent and queer characters in worlds jam-packed with imagination, wonder, and humor. People would ask about where to find adult autistic and aspec characters, and I'm like magic hands right here! ✨

Remember, Itch gives you the option to tip extra on every purchase, which would be especially amazing because Veo's sweet, loving kitty Merlin is sick. You can also tip them for their great work on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/veocorva

ljwrites, to random
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10th March: Do I want to write full time or am I happy for it to be a hobby/hustle?

I kind of do write for a living, since text is a specialized kind of writing. Narrowing the answer down to creative writing, I would be miserable trying to feed my family with it. Fiction is far too uncertain an income, and needs to be done at huge amounts and speed for a chance at livable money. And I won't even bring up poetry in the same breath as money lmao. The economic pressure to produce output and write to what sells would turn my craft into a chore, and I don't want that. I left academia and chose my current life in part to have the time and brainspace to write on the side, and I'm at peace with that choice.

ljwrites,
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The story of how I wrote 100K fiction words in a month back in 2014 and then crashed out for years afterward: https://ljwrites.blog/posts/nanowrimo-experience/ And that's likely in the low range of what serious commercial writers are expected to do.

juergen_hubert, to DnD
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Regarding the "Monk" class of :

I want fewer "mystics contemplating their navels on remote mountaintops", and more "badass resistance fighters who have to make do with few tools in their fight against the oppressors"!


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capoeira

ljwrites,
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@juergen_hubert The idea of monks as exclusively contemplative mystics is so funny to me because Buddhist monks have been major resistance figures throughout Korean history. A monk, Kim Yunhu, shot and killed the general of a Mongol invading army in the 13th century. In the 16th century high-ranking monk Samyeong Daesa raised an army of Buddhist monks to help repel Japanese invaders. In the 20th century the monk and poet Han Yong-un was a major figure in the Korean independence movement. And those are just three extremely famous names, there were and are countless more. They were hardly the image of martial artists, either--Kim Yunhu likely had a military background but mostly their strength lay in organization and the ability to work together, like any resistance.

ljwrites, to poetry
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collection contests with prizes of $3,000+! https://subclub.substack.com/p/poetry-collection-contests-with-3000 @writers

ljwrites, to Korean
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In and , dragons are often divine or potentially divine creatures and many tales revolve around them attaining godhood by ascending to the sky.

In a typically misogynistic take, it's said that a woman commenting on a dragon's ascent or even catching sight of it will frustrate the flight and send it plunging back to earth, where the former sky-dragon candidate becomes a yimugi or gangcheol (the equivalent Western terms may be wyrm, serpent, or wyvern) that harms people and agriculture.

On the flip side though, aren't these stories also testament to the power women have, that a nameless village woman merely LOOKING at a being on the cusp of heavenly power can drop it right back to the ground? Who would win: Dragonling rising to power over the skies and the weather, or one random bitch?

ljwrites, to random
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Thinking more about @JessMahler 's critique of conflict-centered stories, it's kind of surreal that "conflict" is just one way--and not always the best way--to categorize some of the experiences people have in life and yet has taken on this outsize importance in Western storytelling. Saying stories should have conflict seems about as meaningful as saying stories should portray hair: Sure, it's likely to happen because having conflicts is as common as having hair, but it's certainly not inevitable, required, or the ur-theory of narrative.

Read Jess's essay on conflict-centered stories here: https://jessmahler.com/centering-growth/conflict-centered-stories-and-a-conflict-centered-worldview/

amyfou, to linguistics
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    @amyfou @linguistics Today I'll be attending a conference on East Asian language groups (Korean, Juran, Japanese etc.) using Chinese characters to write down their own languages, so that's going to be a stimulating way to celebrate! :D

    mythologymonday, to 13thFloor
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    Greetings, myth lovers! In the wake of #ValentinesDay our theme this week is: Sweets and sweet things 🍬 Which #myths talk about a sweet treat or other sweet things? Tell us the #myth and tag us with #MythologyMonday for boosts!

    #mythology @mythology @folklore @TarkabarkaHolgy @juergen_hubert @curiousordinary @wihtlore @FairytalesFood @bevanthomas @FinnFolklorist @Godyssey @GaymerGeek @starrytimepod @Lemniscata

    ljwrites,
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    @mythologymonday @folklore This is the Korean folktale of the Tiger and the Gotgam, gotgam being a dried persimmon treat stored for the winter. It is extra sweet from the drying process, like a raisin in comparison to a grape.

    One winter, a tiger went down from its mountain to a village and was nosing around houses looking for a meal when it overheard a human mother trying to soothe a crying child. The mother in the home, unaware of the predator's presence, told the child, "A tiger is here, stop crying" to scare the child into being quiet, to no avail. The mother then said, "Look at this gotgam, stop crying" to appease her offspring, and the child stopped immediately at the sight of the treat. The tiger thought to itself, 'This gotgam beast is scarier than I am!'

    At that moment an ox thief entered the yard and, mistaking the tiger for an ox, climbed onto its back. Tiger, believing the dreaded gotgam was literally upon it, ran off at full speed. At dawn the ox thief, realizing he was riding a tiger, jumped off and the tiger ran on and on, frightened but relieved to have survived the scourge of gotgam.

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