The tone

A letter to paid subscribers about an interaction I had at Expo

The optics could’ve been better

The optics could’ve been better I used to be confused by the reference to “optics” in phrases. It felt like yet another circular logic corporate-speak word. But I get it now and the word kept popping in my head throughout Expo weekend. For many things, the optics could’ve

On momentum

Shedding, sustaining, and gaining—a letter for paid subscribers

Day jobs

Are they worth having?

How rituals ground us

(*me, how they grounded me)

Coffee moments in Taiwan

An essay of words & photos from my trip

🔎 In Focus: Brit Alexandria, Part 2

"I am not a monolith. I'm not telling you this is how you have to treat disabled baristas. We are all different. So accept that there are things that I won't know because I don't know everyone on your staff."

🔎 In Focus: Interview with barista, writer, and advocate Brit Alexandria

We talk about being a barista, coffee hot takes, endometriosis, and their creative writing practice.

Finding the right sounding boards

Never ask a friend for business decision advice if that person is not a business owner themselves.

Embrace your weirdness and what makes you, you

Essay on how having hobbies have helped me

My favorite & least favorite parts of being self-employed are the same

Having the freedom to do anything comes with a set of risks + a freebie mastermind group framework! (For paid subscribers)

Throwing spaghetti at the wall

(but make it Asian—I threw instant phở) An essay on the phrase