I wrote this piece for the Capitol Communicator, a key trade mag/group for advertising, marketing, digital et cetera professionals in the DC-Metro area, as a bit of on-the-scene reporting from Content Marketing World.
When I stopped drinking coffee daily (and ritually, and religiously, and lovingly, and dependently, and, and, and ...), I began developing a hyper-awareness to the drug that is caffeine.
Even now, this morning, I…
On my own, I'm not sure if I'd ever initiate a roller-coaster trip, but a group of friends did, and, well, I went along. Were I to have guessed--from looks alone--which ride I…
Here's a book review of my first Uber Chronicles by Breana Johnson originally published on Oui Share.
What if you took on a gig-based job? What if you changed your lifestyle and earned…
Some time ago, I was the theme-camp organizer for a camp at Burning Man called More Carrot, Black Rock City's Farmers Market. Our gift was an early-morning farmers market of sorts where we…
I was out of town myself, grateful for just pitter patter rain while camping at a festival, and I missed the heavy rainfall that caused the second "thousand-year flood" in two years down…
One of my Uber Chronicles stories.
My next passenger is at a Royal Farms convenience store off of Route 1. She’s Ethiopian, a little short, a little bit overweight, and she…
RIP, Larry Harvey, founder of Burning Man. Your vision, dedication, bad*ssery and ability to adapt in the face of constant change has changed my life in ways I could never imagine but of…
I was planning on paying for my gas with cash. This is not a normal thing for me. I’m a debit card gal all the way. But today and minutes earlier, I'd sat…
There's a story about big little things I've been wanting to tell. It's about my dad and one of his peculiarities with which I had a hard time during his years on earth.…
When I go to my community garden plot, and I'm selecting what clothes to wear, my decision-making process in my head sounds pretty much like this: "What are the crappiest jeans or shorts…
Book Review of Uber Chronicles: Field Notes from the Front Seat
By JenLyn Fitz
Uber has become extremely popular since it was founded in 2009 by Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp.…