Welcome to barefootpublishingco.com a website featuring the writings of author and teacher Karen Strawn.

It's a whole new world.

JAPAN.

"Sometimes I wonder if the decision to move to this expensive, fast-paced culture where spirits are shaped like Pokemon characters, school girls wear knee socks & ice cubes are in the urinals, was best?"

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Turkish Humor


"Explore secrets of the ancient Biblical region of Cappadocia, Turkey and uncover the truth about those bizzare land formations..."
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Ataturk Coffee Cup

Sipping Short Stories

- Mustapha Kemal Ataturk 1881-1938

Discover why Turkey's charismatic founder and military conqueror is like America's JFK and Martin Luther King.

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Read stories of Middle Eastern adventure, unexpected romance and daily life in a country poised for greatness.

Turkey Journals:

Everyday Is Saturday

Coming soon!

Telephone Blues

Coming soon!

Life at the End of the Rainbow

Coming soon!