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2011 Interlude: Hurricane Irene, Chicken Little and the Tough Turk

Posted on August 31, 2011 by lizcameron

If the sound of shivering could be made into sound, that was what was emanating from my purse as the chorus of little dancing lady puppets huddled together upon hearing the sound of the tropical storm outside.  “Will we,” one … Continue reading →

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To burqini or not to burqini: A sea change floats my way

Posted on August 29, 2011 by lizcameron

…and there it was,  a young lady in her burqini, sweeping and swaying her way across the deck of the Kos Island-bound feribot I wrote about when I last saw you (you can catch up here). As we tried not … Continue reading →

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‘Burqini’ street theatre to combat the “skinny bitch” hegemony (Part I)

Posted on August 23, 2011 by lizcameron

Once there was and once there wasn’t a lady who went on the search for the perfect burqini (a.k.a. hashema, odema in Turkish, per a reader, thanks again!).  If you are wondering what in the world I am talking about, … Continue reading →

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