Re: conlanging and journaling

Good morning,

Matahaniya ang Rick Harrison <rick@...>:

> Has anyone blogged, posted or essayed about similarities
> between conlanging and journaling?
Not directly, except that I am writing journal entries in my
conlang from time to time, either to see whether it's
doable, or in case of very, very private things.


Matahaniya ang Parker Glynn-Adey
<parkerglynnadey@...>:

> I have a similar intuition. I think it's best expressed
> in a part of Borges' Dreamtigers.
>
> "A man sets himself the task of portraying the world.
> Through the years he peoples a space with images of
> provinces, kingdoms, mountains, bays, ships, islands,
> fishes, rooms, tools, stars, horses, and people. Shortly
> before his death, he discovers that that patient
> labyrinth of lines traces the image of his face."
That would make a nice Translation Challenge :-P

Regards,
Carsten

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