🔎 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."

tanjennts letter no. 044: popup reflection

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."

You can have some redwoods, as a treat

A photo essay for a few minutes of peace

tanjennts letter no. 043: the client experience

For paid subs: "people will always remember how you made them feel"

The joy of wandering

Plus: similies (not smiles) history, UV-protection sleeves, many croissants

tanjennts letter no. 042: a long line

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."

How lucky I am to___

Plus: caffeine modulation, immigration anxiety, who owns your vet?

tanjennts letter no. 041: 3 pieces of good news

For paid subs: "I’ve never wanted to do a vendor market."

14 lessons from 14 years of self-employment

Plus: longevity via architecture, a woman yakuza, and a backup rec

tanjennts letter no. 040: cognitive dissonance

For paid subs: "Mentally, I’m ecstatic about this. Also mentally, I’m exhausted out of my mind."

another rant on AI

Plus: coco coir buffering, teenage birders, and ube cheesecake

tanjennts letter no. 039: word salads

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."

What's in a name? 🇹🇼

Plus: social prescribing, The Republic of Slowjamastan, potatoes for chips

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tanjennts letter no. 038: drawing!

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!"

Post-expo thoughts on expo, with expo brain

Plus: DND maximalism, motion sickness wristband things, satirical article

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tanjennts letter no. 037: in-betweenness

For paid subs: "As a third culture person, there are things you assume to be true for everyone until you're told otherwise."

Divorcing worth from art

Plus: headshot minis at WoC, "taste," and illusions

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tanjennts letter no. 036: when art makes you cry

For paid subs: "It would be so much easier if I liked award-winning films, Renaissance art, and classic literature."

Crickets & crickets

Plus: Print store!, fear of exclusion, InnSæi

📸 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

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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