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J.A. McCarroll: #10: Sex Vacation (new episode at the Grand Bizarre series)
Grand Bizarre By J.A. McCarroll #10: Sex Vacation July 25: 11 06 A.M. It’s not yet noon, and my shirt is soaked with sweat. Not soaked in hyperbolic sense,... Read more
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J.A. McCarroll: Grand Bizarre #9: Pigging Out
Grand Bizarre #9: Pigging Out By J.A. McCarroll June 9: 11 48 A.M While not a religious man of any sort, I can certainly cop to a deep... Read more
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J.A. McCarroll: Grand Bizarre #8: FREELCNC COFFE BLOGGER
Grand Bizarre #8: FREELCNC COFFE BLOGGER By J.A. McCarroll March 29: 2 48 P.M. “So,” my barista, proprietor of Galatasaray’s Kronotop Cafe, asks as I stare frantically at the espresso... Read more
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J.A McCarroll: Grand Bizarre #8: Les Vacances du Savon: Notes from Lebanon
Grand Bizarre #8: Les Vacances du Savon: Notes from Lebanon By J.A. McCarroll February 16: 9 06 P.M. As soon as our wheels hit the ground, the cabin reverberates with... Read more
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J.A. McCarroll: Grand Bizarre #7: Snowed In
Grand Bizarre #7: Snowed In by J.A. McCarroll February 1: 9 52 A.M. According to wikipedia, Istanbul has been settled since at least 660 B.C.E. Presumably, each year since... Read more
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and the story continues: J.A. McCarroll: GRAND, BIZARRE #6 Maxillofacial Surgery in Nişantaşı
GRAND, BIZARRE #6 Maxillofacial Surgery in Nişantaşı by J.A. McCarroll January 17: 10 30 A.M. I’ve yet to develop the skills to identify the many odd instruments that get played... Read more
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J.A. McCarroll: Grand Bizarre # 5 Return to the Ivory Tower
Grand Bizarre # 5 Return to the Ivory Tower by J.A. McCarroll December 13: 7 45 P.M. In a stunning deviation from my original plan for this... Read more
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J.A. McCarroll: GRAND, BIZARRE #4 Saunas and Trains and Mummies, oh my!
GRAND, BIZARRE #4 Saunas and Trains and Mummies, oh my! by John McCarroll December 1: 11 22 A.M. “False alarm.” I report, trying to calm my heart rate down... Read more
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J.A. McCarroll: Grand Bizarre #3 Web of Lies and Family Ties
Grand Bizarre #3 Web of Lies and Family Ties By John McCarroll November 17: 8 22 P.M. “These are good shrimp,” my brother in law says, wiping a bit... Read more
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J.A. McCarroll: GRAND, BIZARRE #2 An Inside the Box kind of weekend: Halloween and Occupy Istanbul
GRAND, BIZARRE #2 An Inside the Box kind of weekend: Halloween and Occupy Istanbul by J.A. McCarroll October 27: 11 46 P.M. “It’s not pizza, John.” My girlfriend stands... Read more
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essays from J.A. McCarroll for EFD begins today: “Grand, Bizarre: Adventures in Istanbul
Grand, Bizarre: Adventures in Istanbul by J.A. McCarroll # Notes from the many adventures of your narrator, an unemployed American writer living in Istanbul, the world’s sixth largest and 109th... Read more
