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

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 →

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The Karagöz puppets stage a coup d’état: Guest blog, anyone?

Posted on November 14, 2012 by lizcameron

We Karagöz puppet troupe had muffin. Well we had that American thing yes, cranberry orange, but strange bug call spellcheck on jumpy iPhone toy make “enough” to this muffin word. We giggle . But we done. We done play easy … Continue reading →

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Puppet laryngitis: On stories, (Turkish) soldiers and writing: Part II

Posted on November 12, 2012 by lizcameron

  In honor of Veteran’s Day in the U.S., and in honor of my sore rotator cuff, today’s post is a reprise of a previous one, about one of the former soldiers in my present day life. Seni seviyorum canım! … Continue reading →

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