Crickets & crickets
Plus: Print store!, fear of exclusion, InnSæi
Jenn Chen
Writer & photographer with a penchant for chips. I'm endlessly inspired by my child-of-immigrants upbringing, culture, travels, food, and natural elements.
📸 Photo Essays
📸🎨 Photo Essay: Bouquets to Art
Walk with me through an art exhibition
Seeking out culture
Plus: mechanical keyboards, identifying smart glasses, socially anxious networking
Paid Posts
tanjennts letter no. 035
For paid subs: "A friend will ask me, “So, how was your day?” And I have that same five-second freeze, thinking, Do I tell her that I spent two hours today researching umbrella liability insurance and added insurers?"
Another week of no reading or media, done
Plus: t-shirt quilts, Pinterest AI slop, and a backyard cafe
📸 Photo Essays
📸🌸 Photo Essay: Magnolias
Lots of photos of pretty flowers
Service
Plus: fountain pens, magnolias, whimsical grief
Paid Posts
tanjennts letter no. 034
For paid subs: "In a way, knowing that nature continues to cycle despite everything, grounds me."
Making time for play
Plus: Dawson's Creek, request for WoC San Diego, and some coffee headlines
Letters
tanjennts letter no. 033: productivity
For paid subs: "what a stunner of a reveal, that something customized to my way of working actually sticks /s"
2026 Word of the year: Clarity
Thoughts behind this year's word theme & some longread links
Letters
tanjennts letter no. 032: financial mindset update
For paid subs: "I think generally, and in coffee specifically, there’s that idea of how being a cash-strapped coffee pro means you’re passionate for coffee and not in it for money."