Tag Archives: Puppet

Mutlu Yıllar/Happy New Year: What do you want to hear more about?

Posted on December 31, 2011 by lizcameron

I couldn’t help myself, I decided I had to take a break from the fun of writing my crazy stories that are infused with Ottoman era puppets in my head in order to look at my site stats. OK, OK, … Continue reading →

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Karagöz: Consider this a formal introduction to himself

Posted on October 23, 2011 by lizcameron

Karagöz is a word that refers both to an individual puppet character from the Ottoman Empire era AND to the entire troupe of Karagöz shadow puppets that surround him.  I have described this band of puppets in brief, here. And … Continue reading →

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Last night in Bodrum Part II: Dodging Breeze snakes and coffee bullets

Posted on October 5, 2011 by lizcameron

Snakes of warm breeze slid around me, curiously disconnected from one another.  I felt them swoosh up and down my arms, my palms flat on the table in front of me as if about to play a child’s slapping hand … Continue reading →

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