Category Archives: On writing about my life with the Karagöz puppets

The Twelve Days of Christmas: Karagöz puppet-style

Posted on December 12, 2011 by lizcameron

Traditionally, the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” referrs to the days leading away from Christmas, starting on Boxing Day, December 26th. In an unusual nod to tradition in this, my non-traditional household, I have decided to take a different … Continue reading →

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We interrupt the Karagoz broadcast to announce: We’ve been nominated for the Versatile Blogger Award (twice!)

Posted on December 11, 2011 by lizcameron

My goodness! A few weeks ago, my fellow blogger, Walking Papers: A Long Strange Family Trip, wrote to let me know that she had nominated me for The Versatile Blogger Award (which as she so hysterically points out has been … Continue reading →

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An interlude in Bursa for Iskander kebap: When the Karagöz puppet troupe stated their intentions

Posted on August 6, 2011 by lizcameron

So, just how did I come to be inhabited by these Karagöz puppet characters, anyway?  I am not sure, but I do know that they chose me.  They first began to appear in my dreams, then on the airplane as … Continue reading →

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