Author Archives: lizcameron

Rumi’s guidance for road trips

Posted on October 6, 2011 by lizcameron

Waking up center of the night, I rose up to quell the humm of the ever-present air conditioner over the door.  Uncharacteristically awake, I couldn’t help but notice the sneak-around-movement of the tiny chorus of dancing ladies.  They had exited their … Continue reading →

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Last night in Bodrum Part II: Dodging Breeze snakes and coffee bullets

Posted on October 5, 2011 by lizcameron

Snakes of warm breeze slid around me, curiously disconnected from one another.  I felt them swoosh up and down my arms, my palms flat on the table in front of me as if about to play a child’s slapping hand … Continue reading →

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2011 Interlude: Lamajuns bridge the culture gap from Cihangir to Watertown, MA

Posted on September 29, 2011 by lizcameron

In my last post, I wrote about the hirsute black radishes gracing our kitchen counter…and about how talking about them with M. caused him to remember his childhood afternoons on the way home from school in Istanbul’s Cihangir neighborhood, when … Continue reading →

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