Galley Wench Tales

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Lies, Half-truths & Alternative Universes

by | Aug 31, 2013 | an embarrassment of mangoes, ann vanderhoof, couchsurfing, cruising, dominica, Great Inagua, meeting locals, mofongo, rum, rum punch, saba, sea moss, spice necklace, st. lucia

“White foods” (sugar, flour and potatoes, most notably) are nowdisappearing from my diet in an effort to return to feelingattractive wearing my “itsy bitsy teeny weenie … bikini.”Contrary to best-selling author Ann Vanderhoof of “An Embarassment of Mangoes: A...