Author Archives: christinedurban

Seth Godin has commented that the connection economy thrives on art and generosity, and today I want to consider both. For the translators among us, art is the mastery of our craft—the ability to create texts that go beyond accurate … Continue reading →

This will be a short one. After the Ruckusmaker weekend, I headed north to rural New York State to visit my father, a spry 97-year-old Iwo Jima veteran who spent his working life at the GE plant in Schenectady, NY. … Continue reading →

Bear with me, please. Outstanding translation is usually draped in a cloak of invisibility: seamless and compelling, it passes for original text. That’s right: people forget that the report/article/maintenance manual/essay/speech they’re reading was born in another language. Meanwhile, translators are … Continue reading →

Testing, testing. The first of eight blogposts. Trial run. In early spring 2015 I took part in an exceptionally stimulating RuckusMaker weekend led by Seth Godin, whose blog and other writings I’ve long admired. Eighty fired-up participants brought enthusiasm, energy, … Continue reading →