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Haiti is NOT a Shithole, Mr. Trump

January 12, 2018

Haiti is NOT a shithole, Mr. Trump. I should know about that. I lived in Haiti for nearly three years. And you, you’ve never even been there. And yet, here you are again, saying something insulting and derogatory, knowing nothing about what you’re talking about. Yes, I’m talking about your woefully ignorant comments about “shithole … More Haiti is NOT a Shithole, Mr. Trump

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Remembering Haiti Post-Carnival (Kanaval)

March 14, 2011

In March 2011, Japan suffered an 8.9 earthquake, a magnitude not often experienced. While the massive earthquake last year in Haiti was less on the Richter scale, it nonetheless did terrible damage that is still not wholly cleaned up. The gruesome scenes from Japan turned my mind back to Haiti. In Haiti, the tragic earthquake … More Remembering Haiti Post-Carnival (Kanaval)

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Winner of Best in the World Gourmand Cookbook Awards and Praised by Publishers Weekly as “a remarkable book.”

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A Story of Witchcraft, Healing, & Love

My First Book – Mushroom: A Global History

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You’ll find Mushroom: A Global History widely available on many book sellers’ sites.

The book deals with the culinary history of mushrooms. It is NOT a book about mycology, nor does it pretend to be.

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