writing

On the way to Ortaköy

by rosedeniz January 3, 2010 Turkey

Tweet This morning I boarded a bus in Izmit to cross a continent* to walk past Çırağan Palas where there was no one on the street save for a few couples and men pushing carts, where after leaving Beşiktaş only a block or two down the road on my way to Ortaköy there was a fire […]

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Harika

by rosedeniz October 20, 2009 food

Tweet Last night I interrupted the making of roasted pumpkin and carrot soup (with coconut milk, onions and garlic, in case you are interested…) to check my email and found my very first official rejection letter for a story I wrote. These days things happen so quickly that I have little time to actually react […]

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Rainy Day Pages

by rosedeniz June 13, 2009 drawing

Tweet Just after having said we were having sunny days perfect for photo ops, I woke up to rain drenched sidewalks and brilliantly green trees and grass from an early morning storm. Not the ideal day for hanging laundry outside, but I’ve got a down comforter on the line that I hope won’t take three […]

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The Book

by rosedeniz June 1, 2009 writing

Tweet No, not that Book. Or the other book, the one I’m writing. This one, Home Comforts, by Cheryl Mendelson. My companion on the balcony with a cup of tea, the one I read in the living room when it is quiet in the house and I have time to think. I gave it a […]

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Writing

by rosedeniz May 14, 2009 writing

Tweet As an art and design blog, plus some things and ideas I just want to share, I haven’t really talked much about my writing or posted any links about the recent articles I’ve written as an expat mother for the Hurriyet Daily News. I also have scores of unpublished short stories, things I’ve gotten […]

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23

by rosedeniz January 6, 2009 personal growth

Tweet Today when I logged into Twitter, I saw something that made me laugh: 23 following, 23 followers, 230 updates!

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All my favorite words…

by rosedeniz October 6, 2008 writing

Tweet Word fun thanks to Wordle. Can you figure out the rest?

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Lists again

by rosedeniz September 22, 2008 design

Tweet I’m testing the PictoBrowser for Flickr photos with my mother’s lists from a previous post. It’s nice not to have to add every single picture and allow easy browsing.

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