Field Notes & Footnotes

Clearly and Unequivocally

From family meal to the public square, how tone, clarity, and decency still matter.

Oct 14 • 

Nick Monica

9

Proof of Life

Why the right song at the right time breaks you open.

Oct 6 • 

Nick Monica

4

2

So This is 30

What burning through my twenties taught me about gratitude, chaos, and love.

Oct 1 • 

Nick Monica

12

September 2025

An Island in the Fire

A year built not by plans but by people.

Sep 19 • 

Nick Monica

1

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You’re Not Numb, You’re Exhausted

What it means to work, feel, and care in the midst of psychic war.

Sep 13 • 

Nick Monica

11

8

Spill the Wine

Notes from the Deep End of Obsession

Sep 4 • 

Nick Monica

5

August 2025

Is life a meme?

Or, how a chicken in a Louis Vuitton purse helped me understand my life.

Aug 18 • 

Nick Monica

5

Between Brilliance and Collapse

The mess is the point.

Aug 1 • 

Nick Monica

3

July 2025

Dear Russ

On love, stillness, and the lesson curled in the corner of the room.

Jul 18 • 

Nick Monica

7

Salt, Glass, and Small Gods

A slow week, a warm ocean, and the small gods that crawl in to teach us something.

Jul 10 • 

Nick Monica

14

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The Invitation of Boredom

Remembering how to wait, watch, and wonder again.

Jul 2 • 

Nick Monica

11

June 2025

To Walk Through Fire

Notes from a Thursday that started with bees and ended with tears at the kitchen table.

Jun 22 • 

Nick Monica

9

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