Category Archives: Visits from the Karagöz puppets

Christmas tree: On overworking cultural competence in a Turkish American marriage

Posted on December 23, 2012 by lizcameron

As an academic social worker, I am trained to the gills on the need to encourage my students to work towards “cultural competence,” as they work with people from a range of cultures and sub-cultures. And of course, although I … Continue reading →

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Weekly photo challenge: Surprise – meat across the street in Little Armenia

Posted on December 19, 2012 by lizcameron

Well, for this week’s WordPress photo challenge, the theme is surprise.  Now, dear reader, I’ve been pretty stumped on this one – and couldn’t come up with anything but the most mundane – you know – the surprise of dewdrops … Continue reading →

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Re-blogged From bottledworder: On how much to write

Posted on December 18, 2012 by lizcameron

Originally posted on bottledworder:
There is a time to write and there is a time to stay silent. To not write. And there are times when writing does not come. No, I am not talking about writer’s block. I am…

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