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Hard work: On the retreat of the Write-a-matrix and the victory of her...
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...
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Of east and west, work and rest in a Turkish-American marriage
Living in a Turkish-American marriage, there are some differences that are glaringly garish, more that subtle, a few that are barely perceptible and some that really creep up on you over time. As my...
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Yavaş yavaş: On the work of managing childhood trauma
Lately, as you well know, dear readers, I am recovering from an injured (and re-injured) rotator cuff in my left shoulder (my writing side) – but what has started to happen during this period of...
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Kolay gelsin: On the hard work of deciding what’s the hardest work
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...
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Aç ayı oynamaz: A hungry bear won’t dance (on working, relaxing and patience)
The world of Turkish proverbs is a full one, and barely a day goes by when M. doesn’t let one rip with vim and vigor – much to the delight of the Karagöz puppets, who so enjoy his excitement at …...
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