🔎 In Focus: Interview with Fionn Pooler, writer of "The Pourover"
"The reader should understand where I'm coming from, but also that these ideas that I'm presenting to them are measured and have been thought through."
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For paid subs: "And while I did have some parts I needed to research, I pulled from my many years of planning, executing, and working trade show booths to get this whole shit done."
A photo essay for a few minutes of peace
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For paid subs: "people will always remember how you made them feel"
What's supposed to be fun and relaxing has been stressing me out
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On grand gestures of change
A 3rd [slightly] unhinged, drastically redesigned draft of a magazine-like tanjennts.
A [slightly] unhinged, drastically redesigned draft of a magazine-like tanjennts.
Sharing the monthly highlights from my 13th year
Exploring the tangents that life creates: essays and story links in culture, identity, solopreneurship, social activism, and more. This newsletter is the creative outlet of writer & photographer Jenn Chen.
Plus: similies (not smiles) history, UV-protection sleeves, many croissants
For paid subs: "I also want to share the exciting news of accidentally discovering the best way to boil an egg and getting 90% of it peeled perfectly."
Plus: caffeine modulation, immigration anxiety, who owns your vet?
For paid subs: "I’ve never wanted to do a vendor market."
Plus: longevity via architecture, a woman yakuza, and a backup rec
For paid subs: "Mentally, I’m ecstatic about this. Also mentally, I’m exhausted out of my mind."
Plus: coco coir buffering, teenage birders, and ube cheesecake
For paid subs: "Kind of amazing, honestly, how many sentences one can write, deftly not acknowledging the root issue and without taking accountability or action."
Plus: social prescribing, The Republic of Slowjamastan, potatoes for chips
For paid subs: "The whole point here is to slow down and be comfortable with the uncomfortable-ness of learning something new, with no goals for monetizing!"
Plus: DND maximalism, motion sickness wristband things, satirical article
For paid subs: "As a third culture person, there are things you assume to be true for everyone until you're told otherwise."