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this is ayshim
this is ayshim

writer, nutritionist, singer, anti-scam advocate

    Category: books & writing

    books & writing the ballad of reading gaol

    what i’m reading: the ballad of reading gaol and other poems by oscar wilde

    Ayshim, 19 August 20175 March 2024

    The Ballad of Reading Gaol and Other Poems by Oscar WildeRead on August 19 2017…

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    books & writing orhan pamuk

    the naïve and sentimentalist novelist by orhan pamuk

    Ayshim, 17 August 20175 March 2024

    Orhan Pamuk has always been one of my favourite Turkish authors. And I have something…

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    books & writing the metamorphosis

    what i’m reading: the metamorphosis by franz kafka

    Ayshim, 5 July 20175 March 2024

    Here’s what I wrote in my book journal after reading The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka:…

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    books & writing books

    second-hand book hunting

    Ayshim, 3 July 20175 March 2024

    I have this constant decluttering happening in my life. I may take a break for…

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    books & writing Lion

    what i’m reading: lion by saroo brierley

    Ayshim, 7 May 20175 March 2024

    I honestly cannot remember how I heard about this book called Lion but I remember…

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    books & writing

    büyük insanlık: kendi sesinden şiirler by nazım hikmet

    Ayshim, 1 February 20175 March 2024

    I have recently read/listened Nazım Hikmet’s Büyük İnsanlık Kendi Sesinden Şiirler which lead me to…

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    books & writing

    after nanowrimo 2016

    Ayshim, 1 December 20165 March 2024

    On November 30, I typed in ‘The End’ and finished my new novel; Bonded in…

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    books & writing scrivener

    scrivener writing software. using it, loving it

    Ayshim, 27 September 20165 March 2024

    I use Scrivener and I am absolutely loving it! It is the coolest, sexiest writing…

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    books & writing nanowrimo

    getting ready for nanaowrimo 2016

    Ayshim, 17 September 20165 March 2024

    It is that time of the year again and I am preparing myself for another…

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    books & writing books

    my favourite books growing up

    Ayshim, 7 March 201614 May 2024

    My father was an avid reader and he wanted me to have a solid reading…

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    books & writing reading

    reading in two languages complicates things –ask george eliot

    Ayshim, 26 February 20165 March 2024

    I don’t know about you but I read books in English as well as in…

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    books & writing no plot

    what i’m reading: no plot? no problem by chris baty

    Ayshim, 29 January 20165 March 2024

    I have had this book for a very long time but it looks like I…

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    books & writing NaNoWriMo

    what i learnt from nanowrimo 2015

    Ayshim, 6 January 20165 March 2024

    First of all, I got out of NaNoWriMo alive! I marked my 50,000 words three…

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    books & writing

    getting ready for nanowrimo 2015

    Ayshim, 14 October 20155 March 2024

    I don’t quite remember it but I must’ve signed up for NaNoWriMo almost three years…

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    ayshim's blog super food ideas

    super food ideas magazine picked one of my creations

    Ayshim, 12 October 201511 March 2024

    A few months ago, I participated Home Cook Hero competition on Best Recipes which is…

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    books & writing bird by bird

    what i’m reading: bird by bird by Anne Lamott

    Ayshim, 8 May 20155 March 2024

    Bird by BirdSome Instructions on Writing and Lifeby Anne Lamott Have you ever noticed that…

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    books & writing first

    how many firsts can one have

    Ayshim, 14 March 20155 March 2024

    After I was allowed to be here in Australia legally, I went back to my…

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    books & writing Maeve Binchy

    the maeve binchy writers’ club

    Ayshim, 1 March 20155 March 2024

    Maeve Binchy’s Evening Class was the first book I have ever read in English. I…

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