Author Archives: lizcameron

Searching for the red thread: On structuring a Turkish-American marital memoir (Part 1)

Posted on November 18, 2012 by lizcameron

Today, I am going to talk about my elusive “red thread” as it relates to the writing of my Turkish-American marital memoir. My dear friend and soul sister K., also a professor type who edits students’ papers a lot, refers to … Continue reading →

Posted in On writing about my life with the Karagöz puppets | Tagged , , , , , , , | 13 Comments

Guest Post #1: The Puppets Want to Talk About The Children

Posted on November 16, 2012 by lizcameron

Today, the Karagoz puppet troupe and I are so very honored to share an essay written by our e-friend, Deonna Kelli Sayed.  Deonna was kind enough to offer to write a guest post for me while my shoulder/writing capacity heals. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cross-cultural learning moments, Family Challenges, Guest posts, On Islam and Muslims, Visits from the Karagöz puppets | Tagged , , , , , , , | 15 Comments

Posted on November 15, 2012 by lizcameron

Originally posted on Life of refinement:
“Yeah, that’s deep, deep stuff.” I like the idea of the Sesame Street folks carving out the time to produce such a segment.  Who pitches such an idea? Who approves such an idea?  It…

Posted in Visits from the Karagöz puppets | 2 Comments