Dear reader,

For the past thirteen years I have been writing a newsletter to you. It has been my favorite thing, my most generous offering, and an entry point for thousands of people to find my work. I’ve been writing it weekly on Mondays since 2017, barely missing a week in all that time.

My art business has changed a lot in the last year with deleting my social media accounts and it has required me to make creative pivots and think of the model of how I make money in new and exciting ways.

As I’m finishing up my MFA in Creative Writing over the next seven weeks I am thinking a lot about living as a working writer and doing what it takes to make money at my craft. Those reflections are making clear that the topography of newsletters has shifted and I plan to shift along with it.

Going forward Monday Monday will be structured as follows :

The first Monday of the month is a free newsletter. The usual essay you’ve come to love, the Paying Attention To section, and up to ten classified ads you can purchase on my website.

The other Mondays of the month will be an essay that is behind the paywall along with the paying attention to section. These essays will be the same as what you’ve been reading all these years, plus more behind the scenes of my business, and my most vulnerable takes on life, love, rural living, queerness, and staying alive. Paid subscribers continue to get access to Cody’s World (← check out this homepage for a taste) which I look forward to dedicating more time and attention to in this new format.

New things for paying subscribers : I may still send the occasional Thursday newsletter and I am excited to experiment with a voice note private podcast series inside of Cody’s World. No editing, just flowing and seeing what wants to be revealed about the creative process. Paying subscribers will start to see more fun experiments and additions to this digital corner of my world.

To those of you paid subscribers who loved getting the extra essays a month, I understand this might feel like a downgrade. It is my hope that tending to this space four times a month instead of six or seven will only bring better and more personal essays. I also am leaning into less these days. Less emails in your inbox, more quailty packed in to what you receive. This aligns with my research on attention, practice, and attunement.

While I value the many thousands of readers that subscribe to Monday Monday, I also value my privacy and ability to experiment. That has always felt more possible to me with a smaller audience of paid subscribers. And I want to experiment!

If you aren’t interested in becoming a paid subscriber for $5/mo I hope you’ll stay on to read the newsletter the first Monday of the month. The other issues will be sent to you with a preview which you’re welcome to ignore or follow your intuition and read on.

I know taking on a new recurring charge in your spending plan can be a big decision, even one as small as $5/mo. I also know how valuable this newsletter can be and look forward to seeing how my dedication increases with a smaller audience and growing revenue.

I can’t say how long I plan to do this experiment, testing the waters of writing and gathering thoughts, seeing where it takes us. This is one reason why I don’t offer yearly subscriptions to my newsletter anymore, I enjoy the freedom to shift month to month, so that you can too.

Thank you for being a reader. As always you are welcome to unsubscribe at the bottom of this newsletter if it no longer serves you. And lastly, I invite you to become a paid subscriber so you can keep reading along every week.

Tomorrow is my 38th birthday and I would love nothing more than to see a flood of new people come in to my most intimate and creative corner.

Here are three issues of Monday Monday that I took the paywall off of so you could read them and get a feel for what happens in these newsletters. Personal essays and behind the scenes of my business.

Paid subscribers are also invited to comment on posts and connect there.

Top Surgery Meltdown

Joining the ER Symphony

The Hidden Truth

What happens in the time it takes for a book to come out

Third Times the Charm

My Top Surgery Journey

→ Fall applications are open to teach at The Strother School of Radical Attention - deadline is July 10

→ This Aldous Harding video inspires me

→ The Creative Ideation Portal is a free three day guide to visioning your work and sharing it with the world - it pairs nicely with my podcast Common Shapes and puts you on my marketing and sales list so you’ll always hear about future classes

→ 9th House Press announced their debut titles. Looking forward to seeing more of what comes out of this new press.

→ At the end of June I am teaching Time Horizons - a planning workshop to develop nested goals, seasonal visions, and tiny tasks. Join the waitlist to hear when registration opens. Class is live on zoom June 27 + 28 and recorded if you can’t make it live.

→ A Quilt is Something Human returns for two sessions this summer - Wednesdays July 8,15,22, and 29 1-3:30pm EST and Sundays July 12,19,26 and August 2 12-2:30pm EST - a four week intimate online gathering where we make an improvisational quilt over the month. Join the waitlist

→ Save the Dates : The second annual Quilt Camp hosted by Green Door Folk School is September 11-14 2026 in Cedar, MI featuring guest teachers Ellen Rutt and saylem celeste (note the date change!) This year we are offering two BIPOC scholarships and sliding scale tiered pricing

→ My books are open for Creative Advising the second half of June and I’d love to support your writing projects, small business visions, and project mapping

→ This episode of Off The Grid with Podge Thomas on decolonizing your teaching style is truly chef’s kiss

→ AND this episode of Off The Grid with Lindsay Mack who has a new book and deck out that are beautiful and illustrated by my dear friend Chelsea Granger.

→ Check out my writing playlist if you need some ambient vibes while you’re typing away

→ Wednesday July 1 I am hosting a clothing/book/art supply swap at Green Door Folk School from 5-8pm. Totally free and a great way to check out the folk school.

→ An Oral History with Carole Harris by Stephanie James and Sarah Rose Sharp : I was lucky enough to see a Carole Harris quilt in person at The Dennos, my local art museum, and came across this amazing interview

→ Landscapes registration opens up again in a few weeks, just in time for Podge Thomas workshop Notion for Writers. I wouldn’t miss this! It will only launch to the waitlist, so jump on it

Weary writer? Queasy quilter? Allergic artist? Free workshop on why creatives get sick more than the average bear (& what to do about it). June 11. 

Thoughtfully crafted herbal blends for turbulent times. Grab yourself a formula for sleep, stress, immune care, digestion, and finding deeper breaths.

🌳 Before astrology apps, our grandmothers followed the Moon through the trees. Grab this month's free Celtic Lunar Tree Calendar guide

Liberate yourself from attachment to technology. Join Amelia of Off the Grid for a FREE book club with author Shannon Algeo. 6/10 @ 12pm CT. RSVP here

Learn Spanish as a creative practice. Summer courses in July & August: human, intentional, designed around you. Come see [Sobremesa.Institute]

Nosey about your neighbors? Good! The Good Neighbor Playbook has 80+ ways for you to show up for your community. Come and get it.

Join Rachel Duncan, Certified Financial Therapist, for The First Safe Money Talk You’ve Ever Had. Free workshop • June 24.

You want to share your work. But you're not sure where it belongs. Find where your ideas naturally fit in the [free] What Goes Where guide.

FREE EDITING SERVICES. DEV, LINE, OR COPY. Focus/ready your writing for its intended audience. Personal projects welcome. Ltd availability.

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