About

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This website is the self-expression of author and translator Stefan Stefanov, a.k.a. Cheeseus, a.k.a. Dalai Lamia, often referred to as “Me” or “I”.

Cheeseus.org contains works produced by me, including poetry, short stories, essays, articles, thoughts, and translations. The latter section features translations of Bulgarian poetry into English and English poetry into Bulgarian. The criterion applied while selecting works to translate is that of sheer subjectivity – I have translated only works that have in some way appealed to me.

I was born in 1978 in Bulgaria, in the town of Razgrad, but have lived in Veliko Tarnovo since 1998. At present, I teach Specialised Translation, CAT Tools, Subtitling, and Translation Management Systems at the same university I graduated from, the St Cyril and St Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo. When not teaching, I run my own translation agency, or, to phrase it more sophisticatedly, a Language Solutions Provider company, Asphodel Works.

The texts the accidental visitor to this website (“You”) will encounter may, to an extent, help you create a mental image of myself, for whatever reason you might want to do that. This image will, in all probability, be a distortion of what I am, I do, or I believe in. If you ever care to elaborate on these, feel free to contact me. I shall feel free to contact you back or not.

I hope you enjoy the texts here. When I say enjoy, I only refer to the possible momentary sensual gratification you may experience. I shall not under any circumstances be held liable for any mental adventures you embark on following your visitation to this website. Well, if these prove beneficial to yourself, please feel free to recommend my work to others or revisit, because I sometimes add new material.

Please also note that all the material contained herein is made available to you under the provisions of the Creative Commons licence.