Tag Archives: translation

The Perils of Science Speak

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Thoughtscapism

What would you say if you were worried about chemical X in your environment, and to reassure you, someone told you: Scientists finished their devious plot called project ABC, which looks at chemicals in our homes to see if they are … Continue reading →

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Shamelessly Serendipitous

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Thoughtscapism

This piece is about my journey as a writer from one language to another – from Finnish to English. It was originally published in The Woolf, a literary online publication in Switzerland, in their summer 2014 issue themed Exploitation. It’s about the linguistic exploitation of one’s mother tongue as a non-native writer. Continue reading →

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