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Art matters, but nobody wants to fund it.

Is art a luxury or a necessity? Artistic freedom and the politicization of cultural legacy.

May 14 •

The importance of documenting your life

Losing my memory is one of my greatest fears.

Dec 20, 2023 •

An end to a career

Saying goodbye to a 25+ year career and giving myself permission to follow my curiosity.

Nov 15, 2023 •

Niches are for algorithms. Writing whatever you want is just being human.

The writing process and the systems we create in.

May 7 •

A disconnected walk. April’s a trickster. Life, in fragments.

Walk with me because the flowering trees are listening..

Apr 23 •

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Nov 13, 2024 • Jenna Park

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Feb 21, 2024 • Jenna Park

Can we talk about this horrendous job market?

Feb 12

The complexities of grief

May 22, 2024 • Jenna Park

Recent posts

Angel number 55. Welcome to irrelevance.

Or, to new beginnings if you're Pamela Anderson. On invisibility, aging, and self acceptance.

Apr 16 •

At first disillusioned, I was wrong about protesting

The Hands Off protests was a show of unified strength, but the social media discourse on protesting proved that we aren’t exactly united either.

Apr 9 •

Gen X was obsessed with anti-sellout culture, but maybe capitalism won after all

Life is really expensive, so does selling out even mean anything these days? On career pivots, career meltdowns, and content monetization.

Apr 2 •

How songs become portals to our past

My teen and I created playlists for each other. We discovered details about our lives, one song at a time.

Mar 26 •

Draw like nobody's watching. On quieting your inner critic.

Approaching art making with my designer mindset. Basically, I'm making ugly drawings.

Mar 19 •

The slow sublime in a city unrushed

Is it possible to live a slow life in a big city? A meditation on subway travel and our relationship with time.

Mar 12 •

The slow death of consumption. How badly do you want it?

Influencing, de-influencing, and overconsumption. Did the economic blackout work?

Mar 5 •

Stand by or stand up. Decide who you are.

The epidemic of fatigue and apathy.

Feb 26

Metamorphosis and the state of wintering

I'm in my creative hibernation era.

Feb 19 •

Everything is Liminal

Everything is Liminal

A publication about transitions. Essays on culture, politics, life, loss, and the creative self through the liminal lens of a post-career, Gen X empty nester.

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Personal essays

A disconnected walk. April’s a trickster. Life, in fragments.

Walk with me because the flowering trees are listening..

Apr 23 •

Angel number 55. Welcome to irrelevance.

Or, to new beginnings if you're Pamela Anderson. On invisibility, aging, and self acceptance.

Apr 16 •

How songs become portals to our past

My teen and I created playlists for each other. We discovered details about our lives, one song at a time.

Mar 26 •

Metamorphosis and the state of wintering

I'm in my creative hibernation era.

Feb 19 •

Cultural essays

Art matters, but nobody wants to fund it.

Is art a luxury or a necessity? Artistic freedom and the politicization of cultural legacy.

May 14 •

Niches are for algorithms. Writing whatever you want is just being human.

The writing process and the systems we create in.

May 7 •

At first disillusioned, I was wrong about protesting

The Hands Off protests was a show of unified strength, but the social media discourse on protesting proved that we aren’t exactly united either.

Apr 9 •

Gen X was obsessed with anti-sellout culture, but maybe capitalism won after all

Life is really expensive, so does selling out even mean anything these days? On career pivots, career meltdowns, and content monetization.

Apr 2 •

Post-career midlife

Metamorphosis and the state of wintering

I'm in my creative hibernation era.

Feb 19 •

Can we talk about this horrendous job market?

Employment in your 50s is a wild ride—but so is starting out as a recent college graduate. Sometimes, we're even competing for the same jobs.

Feb 12

My career ambitions have left the building

Grind culture is bullshit. Learning how to do nothing is bliss.

Aug 7, 2024 •

In the bloom of spring, life doesn't stay stuck forever

Life breathes back in—and with it changes, decisions, and managing multiple streams of income.

Mar 27, 2024 •

Motherhood

As one grows up, the other grows older

One eventful week in London. Family vacations can uncover many truths.

Jan 29 •

A letter to the next generation

Anxiety about the future, while holding space for hope.

Nov 20, 2024 •

Things can be terrible, and then they gradually become amazing

Maybe the greatest gift we can give them is to let them fall.

Sep 18, 2024 •

The Leaving Years

By the time you read this, I might be in a fetal position.

Aug 28, 2024 •

Art

Draw like nobody's watching. On quieting your inner critic.

Approaching art making with my designer mindset. Basically, I'm making ugly drawings.

Mar 19 •

The end of the multi-hyphenate

In art, context often matters. How revisiting an old project gave me an understanding of my artistic paralysis.

Oct 23, 2024 •

What does it mean to be an artist?

Dreams vs. reality, art vs. craft, and rhapsodizing the romantic myth of being an artist.

Apr 10, 2024 •

The extraordinary in the ordinary

In another big year of change, I learn how to sit in cafes and sketch.

Jan 3, 2024 •

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