Cultural infusions in signature drinks
I have many flavors and ingredients that, when spotted on a menu, are instant purchases for me. Papaya, starfruit, and passionfruit, to name a few. Mixed with nostalgia and rarity, [ ]
Jenn Chen
writer and photographer
Latest posts
The multi-purpose, mixed-use cafe space
The idea of a mixed-use space isn’t new; however, the execution of the types of mixed use has been gaining in popularity!
A change in my business direction: Adding more photography services
It s been a heck of a long time since I ve updated this blog and to be honest, I don t know who reads this anymore. I do know that some of [ ]
11 years of freelancing: Things I’m still working on
Today, I celebrate 11 years of freelancing. It feels like just yesterday when I wrote about a decade of doing this. In wedding anniversary materials, I should be gifting myself [ ]
my writing process
My writing workflow is probably more elaborate than it should be. I’m a slow writer. At least, I believe I am. I would never survive in a newsroom. It takes [ ]
There is always a budget even if they don’t tell you so
In my experience as a consultant and freelancer—trying out different ways of handling new client inquiries—asking for the budget is one of the ways to weed out those who aren’t [ ]
2023 Word of the year: Leap
I forgot that I chose a word last year until…well, this week when I was considering words. Last year, it was intuition. This year, I’m choosing leap. I’m a risk-averse [ ]
Business owners should be on social media
Should business owners be on social media? The short answer is yes. Do business owners need to be on social media? No. There are also a few other questions related [ ]
Remembering Twitter
A eulogy, of sorts. At the end of 2008, I was finishing my first semester as a college senior. When I started undergrad, I’d already had a Xanga, LiveJournal, Tumblr, [ ]
I’m a lurker, you’re a lurker, we’re all lurkers
It is said that 90% of any online social readership are lurkers. Lurkers are those who consume the content but don’t respond to it. Nine percent are contributors and only [ ]