Childlike Wonder — mnchrm vol. lxx
mnchrm — lxx — 201025 Childlike Wonder Hello friends! From the end of last week into the start of this one, I’ve felt more chronologically-confused than I...
Season's Change — mnchrm vol. lxix
mnchrm — lxviii — 200915 Season’s Change Hello, friends! After what felt like an eternity, it seems Summer’s truly given way to Autumn here in Chicago. My...
Are You Living in the Real World? — mnchrm vol. lxviii
mnchrm — lxviii — 200915 Are You Living in the Real World? (Am I?) Hello, friends! I'm Ian Battaglia, a writer and photographer based out of Chicago; and...
On All Cylinders — mnchrm vol. lxvii
Hello, friends! Happy Labor Day! I was lucky enough to get it off this year, which is something of a rarity. Honestly, the coming shortened week is as good...
Cycles of Cultivation — mnchrm vol. lxvi
Hey there, friends! We’ve gotten to peak Summer in Chicago, where the temperature fluctuates about 30 degrees Fahrenheit daily, from around 70 at dawn, to...
Patterns & Praise — mnchrm vol. lxv
Hello hello my friends! I sort of spend the last few weeks constantly feeling like I was behind, like I always had a big backlog of things to get caught up...
The Dividing Line — mnchrm vol. lxiv
Hello, friends! I find little snippets in my notes all the time. In fact, my default folder in Evernote (which I seem to be perennially looking to replace)...
Chains Broken, Chains Built — mnchrm vol. lxiii
Hello friends. The days just keep coming, huh? Some are harder than others, some are easier, but they just keep happening. That’s honestly a comfort. I’m Ian...
Runner's High — mnchrm vol. lxii
Testing, testing— ///INCOMING TRANSMISSION/// Hello friends. It's been a while. Sorry for the absence. If you haven't got the foggiest, I'm Ian Battaglia, a...
The Enemy of Good — mnchrm vol. lxi
Hello friends. I hope you're all staying safe. Apologies for the radio silence; I know I've said this before, but not only have I been finding it harder to...
Some Thoughts. — mnchrm vol. lx
Hello friends. The world looks a lot different since I last sent one of these out. Apologies for the delay, it just all happened so fast. It’s weird, living...
Doing Nothing — mnchrm vol. lix
Hello, friends! It’s just struck me that we’re already most of the way through February. How can that be? The days just seem to be going faster and faster....
Branching Out — mnchrm vol. lviii
Hello, friends. Welcome once again to Monochromatic Aberration, a newsletter by me, Ian J. Battaglia, where I write about writing, photography, & more. Some...
Broader Horizons — mnchrm vol. lvii
Hello friends! Got a rare tiny update newsletter for you guys here, though might try this format more. The piece I’m most proud of and put the most amount of...
Floating Over Magnetic Fields — mnchrm vol. lvi
Hello, fellow travelers. I’d also like to welcome a handful of new subscribers since the start of the year. This is Monochromatic Aberration, a newsletter by...
Doing The Work — mnchrm vol. lv
Hello friends. We're now a week into December, which is prime reflection time as far as I'm concerned. This year, I achieved and failed my goal, which was to...
A Blessing & A Curse — mnchrm vol. liv
Hello, friends. It’s a darkly overcast Monday morning here in Chicago, though actually warmer today than the frigid temps we’ve had lately. I went for a run...
A Flaw in the Chronology — mnchrm vol. liii
Hello, fellow drifters. I woke up early today (though not as early as intended, of course) with the determination to write fiction. This year, I’ve put so...
Distinctly Autumnal — mnchrm vol. lii
Incoming Transmission— Hello, drifters. The weather here in Chicago has taken a turn for the colder side, which I'm hoping is finally the harbinger of...
Waiting to Unspool — mnchrm vol. li
Incoming Transmission— Hello fellow wanderers — I said I’d get back on track, didn’t I? As part of my return to personal accountability and trying to keep...
But Maybe This is Progress — mnchrm vol. l
Incoming Transmission— Hello fellow travelers. How’s the path look today? It’s been a while, but you were not forgotten. Far from it. I’m sorry for the lack...
The Surreality of it All — mnchrm vol. xlix
Incoming Transmission— Hello, my dear travellers and readers. I hope this letter finds you well on the road. I’ve been very bad about this newsletter in...
Impossibly Fades Away — mnchrm vol. xlviii
Incoming Transmission– Hello, travelers. Sorry for the radio silence over the past two weeks. I've been working on a short film I was excited about, and now...
A Constellation to Make Its Own — mnchrm vol. xlvii
Incoming Transmission – Clytie, George Frederick Watts, Plaster, 1868 It’s still hot and I still hate it. Even though it’s cooled down a bit; perhaps even...
Catching the Air in Funny Ways — mnchrm vol. xlvi
Incoming Transmission— Hello travelers! See the new header image above? After reading Craig Mod’s latest newsletter on newsletters, I decided to switch...
Day Late and Dollar Short — mnchrm vol. xlv
Hello my friends and fellow drifters! Sorry for the late letter this week; I was on set Monday and it went way late. Then yesterday, I had one of those days...
Endless Inspiration — mnchrm vol. xliv
I drew a tarot card before starting to compose this newsletter, and got the 7 of Cups (or Chalices). According to the little booklet that came with the deck,...
Fugue State — mnchrm vol. xliii
Summer's here and I hate it. I was sweating cooking breakfast this morning. I sweat in bed trying to sleep. There's no escape, no sweatless space apart from...
The Shape of the Light — mnchrm vol. xlii
Hey everybody, welcome to the evening edition of Monochromatic Aberration. I haven't used the "name" of this newsletter in a while — you might not even know...
Fated for Tragedy — mnchrm vol. xli
Hello friends, enemies, weary travelers, and dour hermits alike! I'm looking out the window up above the courtyard my apartment complex surrounds at a high-...
A Better World — mnchrm vol. xl
Hello everyone! We're into June officially; does it feel like Summer where you are? Here in Chicago, after a few oppressively hot days (as far as I'm...
Seemingly-Disparate — mnchrm vol. xxxix
Hello friends! A light rain is falling outside my windows, and a cup of coffee sits next to my computer as I write this. Which is to say: it's shaping up to...
Immaculately Constructed — mnchrm vol. xxxviii
Hello friends, happy Monday! Over the weekend I submitted my first-ever piece for publication, a review of the upcoming Adam Popescu book NIMA. The book...
Eureka Moments — mnchrm vol. xxxvii
Hello friends! Happy Monday. Hope you've gotten off to a good start in this new week. Yesterday was Mother's Day here in the US. On my daily blog, I wrote a...
The Passing of Time — mnchrm vol. xxxvi
Hello friends! Hope this weekly letter is reaching your inbox all safe and sound. How do we feel about these photos at the start? They’re just photos I’ve...
Learning Everything —mnchrm vol. xxxv
Hello friends! Hope all of you have had a good start to your weeks. There's some days where it's very easy to sit down and write for me, and other times...
My Red and Yours — mnchrm vol. xxxiv
Hello friends — I'm a day late on this! Whoops! Hope I didn't goof up your schedule; don't fret, dear friends, I didn't forget any of you. ⁂ I finished...
A Dedicated Organ — mnchrm vol. xxxiii
Hello friends — This is my third successfully-weekly newsletter in April. Perhaps this is premature, but I think I can feel the habit being carved into my...
On Death — mnchrm col. xxxii
Beginning Transmission — It’s a lovely day in Chicago today. Warm, near 60 degrees, and humid in a way that preserves the heat even in the shade. Leaving for...
A Return to Form — mnchrm vol. xxxi
Incoming Transmission — Hello. It has been a while since I’ve sent one of these dispatches out; far too long. Honestly, I’ve been feeling a little odd about...
Waypoint Beyond the Horizon – mnchrm vol. xxx
Today is my birthday. It feels weird typing that. It makes me uncomfortable about it in a way, as if to say so, to acknowledge it, is to claim some sort of...
A More Bespoke Dialogue — mnchrm vol. xxix
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