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

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

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

Paid Posts

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

Service

Plus: fountain pens, magnolias, whimsical grief

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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