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I am on book tour, and my mother is dying
Both of these things are existing at the same time.
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The other side of the glow: When a critic gets critiqued
It's been a fantastic week for "The Mango Tree," with reviews in The NYT, WaPo and many more outlets. How does it feel, as a critic, to be critiqued…
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It takes two to mango: Meet my book tour conversation partners
Spoiler: They are all uh-maaay-zing
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"The Mango Tree" COVER REVEAL: Screaming! Crying! Pre-ordering!
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Dear food, I don't live there any more
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The sting of rejection, the bliss of burgers
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The other side of the glow: When a critic gets critiqued
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Sandwiched vol. 1: It's not procrastination, it's pastrami
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Not quite funny-haha, more like funny-life affirming
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Mango road trip! I'm going on a book tour
From mango sangria and Michelin-rated Filipino food, to events across Florida and the U.S. — "The Mango Tree" and I are going on tour.
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Annabelle Tometich
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32 days till mangoes: 5 ways you can help
It takes a Substack village to raise a mango tree, and we've got 32 days y'all.
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Annabelle Tometich
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WAGaBoD? Part 8: The Observation Effect
In November 2022, "The Mango Tree" needed a new ending. And the electrons could feel it.
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Sandwiched vol. 1: It's not procrastination, it's pastrami
Welcome to the (slightly delayed) first edition of "Sandwiched," wherein I share frantic missives from the Sandwich Era of life. And delicious…
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Creating with intent
I intend to be intentional with my intentions in 2024. Plus Books News and a North Naples Restaurant of the Week.
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Not quite funny-haha, more like funny-life affirming
"Every moment of every day, this mass of electrified meat in my skull grows and shrinks."
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Thank you mangoes, CrossFit, Eat Sarap
For gratitude season, I'm reprising an old JLB tradition.
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The Half Filip
A newsletter for mango lovers (and haters), from a Filipino-Yugoslavian Florida Cracker who loves food.
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