What Matters

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What Matters is a personal newsletter where I share the things that matter most to us. As I move into the next stage of my life as a writer, there are things that I now care deeply about. This newsletter is about those things.

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About Francis Tan

Ex-copywriter, ex-marketing guy, ex-restaurant owner, ex-Jesuit novice. Full-time husband and father. Writer and home chef.

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