Author Archives: lizcameron

“Hayır!” and “No!”: The Karagöz puppets protest November

Posted on November 26, 2012 by lizcameron

“Hayır!” and “No!” These were the first words I heard this morning.  One in English and one in Turkish.  In choosing to speak both languages, the puppets were embracing their cross-cultural status.  You see, it has been almost a decade that they … Continue reading →

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Vişne reçeli in my cookie: A “Turklish” twist on Thanksgiving

Posted on November 23, 2012 by lizcameron

A few days ago, my dear friend J. took me (and my mental Karagöz puppets) over for my twice-weekly physical therapy torture for what Emsa ths hippie puppet calls “my damaged wing,” and the very proper Kenne, Queen of Manners … Continue reading →

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Migration as a cross-cultural marital metaphor? On structuring a Turkish-American memoir (Part 2)

Posted on November 20, 2012 by lizcameron

Today, I am going to continue my musing about that elusive “red thread” I wrote about yesterday.  In case you missed it, this relates to the writing of my Turkish-American marital memoir. And in case you don’t know what in … Continue reading →

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