Category Archives: Karagöz puppets in dreamland

Şekerleme: Prescription from the Karagözis

Posted on December 2, 2011 by lizcameron

It is 5 a.m. and though exhausted still after 7 hours of sleep, I am fitful. Before I realize that I am semi-awake, I sense the puppets. They are all lined up behind my head, up on the windowsill behind … Continue reading →

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Spindizzy in the Maastricht fog with the Karagöz puppets by my side

Posted on November 28, 2011 by lizcameron

“Just keep your eyes shut, it’s warm in here.”  That’s all I could think.  The eyes seemed to be cemented shut but the charcoal glow of the behind the eyelids place I found myself in was pretty alluring, so I wasn’t … Continue reading →

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The golden shadow puppets lead me to Rumi’s words on letting go, and getting back

Posted on October 28, 2011 by lizcameron

I am awake in dreamland. I have been having a lot of anxiety dreams at night.  M. has had a few in Turkish as well, sometimes  he sounds as though he is cajoling, sometimes yelling, sometimes begging, sometimes just talking and laughing, … Continue reading →

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