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Kenne calls in the Turkish military to deal with the Socktopus
What are the Socktopus and the Turkish military doing in my dresser? I don’t know the answer to that – but there they both were – in my dresser – this very morning. My close friends and family know...
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The Karagöz puppets (and I) review The Globalization of Love
Today, I woke up and the puppets were waiting for me, çay bardağı (tea glass) at the ready just as sugary and lemony as I have learned to like it, to tell me the news. “M’lady,” they said, “you have a...
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The puppets throw a poetry party (for our anniversary)
Today is the anniversary of meeting M for the first time. We also eloped on this same day, 3 years ago. 8 years of knowing each other and 3 years hitched. The puppets were up all night – I could …...
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Skype vs. Sufi whirling for our Turkish-American “marital moments” of woe
As with any couple, we have disagreements. OK, and we have arguments that are, ahem, occasionally heated. I am sure many of you can relate? Well, add to that two mix two different culturally imbued...
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Perihan Hanim speaks: On the limits of sharing
Perihan Hanım, my fairy Godmother puppet paid an unusual visit to me tonight. You may recall meeting her, several months ago, in this post. I found her on my shoulder, stroking my hair and watching...
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Ten Years, Ten Moments: Hacivad Bey Speaks
Today, Hacivad Bey poked his head around the corner of my living room and inquired about my well-being. “It’s been a long time, M’lady, since you’ve let us come out and play!” Sighing, I responded,...
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To eleven years together: “Love is grabbing hold to the great Lion’s mane”
“Love is grabbing hold to the great Lion’s mane” or so go the words from the poet Hafiz. I’ve been clinging to that mane – whipping in the wind it often seems – for eleven years now. Actually, it has...
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