Category Archives: Visits from the Karagöz puppets

Hacivad Bey consults Rumi on the topic of work

Posted on December 8, 2012 by lizcameron

Silence reigns this Saturday as the majority of the Karagöz puppet troupe lounges, arms all akimbo, in and amongst the orchids that line the kitchen windows. They enjoy the soft, green moss blankets we tuck the orchids in with and hope that … Continue reading →

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How to relax after a hard day’s work? Karagöz chortles and snorts

Posted on December 7, 2012 by lizcameron

This month, Slowly-by-Slowly is taking on the topic of work – with and without the Turkish Karagoz puppet troupe that inhabits my brain on this road trip through one Turkish-American marriage. The topic of work has been chosen for two … Continue reading →

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Hard work: On the retreat of the Write-a-matrix and the victory of her nemesis, Hacıyatmaz

Posted on December 6, 2012 by lizcameron

Now that I have challenged myself to carefully consider the topic of “work” as part of December’s NaBloPoMo, two of the primary metaphorical puppets that have inhabited my mind for some years now are popping up once again in earnest. … Continue reading →