Tag Archives: Natalie Goldberg

Kolay gelsin: On the hard work of deciding what’s the hardest work

Posted on December 12, 2012 by lizcameron

Waking up this morning, I took a peek at today’s writing prompt from Blogher’s December NaBloPoMo challenge before I even got out of bed, and upon reading it, proceeded to burrow under the covers in protest.  Karagöz, the trickster puppet … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic hell, Gendered moments, On writing about my life with the Karagöz puppets, Turkish Controversies, Turkish-American Matters, Visits from the Karagöz puppets | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

A love letter to Andew Lang – who helped me find the Karagoz puppets

Posted on November 4, 2012 by lizcameron

Dear Andrew Lang, I am sure you are dead and gone.  But, I do love you nonetheless.  Although I never met you, nor could I have met you due to time travel limitations, I love you because it was the … Continue reading →

Posted in Early exposure to Islam, Introducing the Karagöz puppets, On writing about my life with the Karagöz puppets | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Back to life, back to reality: On Rumi, writing and tripe (yes, tripe)

Posted on January 13, 2012 by lizcameron

It’s the day after my tenure hearing, and I am feeling relieved. Yes, I have a couple of months to wait for the official letter…but in the meantime, it’s back to life, back to reality.  I have manuscripts to finish, … Continue reading →

Posted in On writing about my life with the Karagöz puppets, Visits from the Karagöz puppets | Tagged , , , , , , , | 11 Comments