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Tag Archives: Aegean Sea
Rumi’s guidance for road trips
Waking up center of the night, I rose up to quell the humm of the ever-present air conditioner over the door. Uncharacteristically awake, I couldn’t help but notice the sneak-around-movement of the tiny chorus of dancing ladies. They had exited their … Continue reading
Last night in Bodrum Part II: Dodging Breeze snakes and coffee bullets
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
Last night in Bodrum: Fish cheeks, rakı and coffee
Feeling faintly present during our last night in the gated compound near Bodrum, guests of Mr. X and family, I made my way through it all pleasantly enough. The puppets were really nowhere to be found, not that I looked … Continue reading