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The City According to Hot Literati

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Apr 22, 2025
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It is never too late to wake up and change your mind about who you are, or even who you can be.

Jon Mesa is the case and point example of this.

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I saw him before I met him, passing by the shop on Orchard Street to Cafe Katja (one of my favorite restaurants in New York because it feels like home).

One night I’d see him crafting a cons…

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