Monday Monday Newsletter
A weekly note on attention, practice, and place, since 2012. Free the first Monday of the month and paid the other weeks. A weekly essay, paying attention to section, and community classified ads.
Two ways to subscribe
Free Newsletter
First Monday of the month : free letter on attention, queer love, creative business, rural living, art-making, and staying alive. Plus occasional prompts and creative business resources.
Cody’s World + Behind The Scenes of Business, Personal Essays ($5/month)
The other Mondays of the month are behind the paywall, plus access to my Notion universe, including personal art experiments, project planning, reading lists, free templates, etc. (→ Learn more)
Weekly letters for those making work and making a life
If you're an artist, writer, or values-based business owner—often queer or on the fringes, easing off social media—who wants a new pace and new rituals, clear tools, and a way to grow without selling your soul, Monday Monday is for you. It’s a space for:
Artists and writers with real projects, bringing work into the world while staying alive and holding your values
Queer creatives and off-feed experimenters building a practice that isn't algorithm-shaped
People who've been missing the intimacy of old-school blogs and want a space outside the feed
Integrity-minded small business owners looking for simple systems, pricing, and pacing that feels human
People craving ritual—a weekly anchor with prompts, templates, and gentle structure you can practice
Those who want belonging over the scroll—we show up for conversation, not performance
A newsletter to keep you company with essays, prompts, and usable systems, so the work feels possible, week after week.
P.S. - Want to connect with my audience? → Book a classified.
Want to go deeper?
Step into the digital garden
Cody’s World is a living space, hosted on Notion, where I share the thinking, systems, and practices that support a sustainable creative life and business.
For $5/month, you’ll get:
Longer essays and private process notes: 2-3 extended letters each month (beyond the free Monday letters)
Behind the scenes of business: Launch strategies and results, marketing that works, and how the containers of my business actually operate
Creative experiments: Dance videos, writing experiments, art projects in progress
Reading lists and notes: What I'm learning in my MFA program and personal research projects
Free Notion templates: Project database brainstorming template, creative project dashboard, systems you can use for your own work
Personal projects: Life on the land, home projects, personal reflections and meanderings
Explore at your own pace. Refresh often. Nothing disappears. If you miss an update, it’ll be there when you return.
Frequently Asked Questions
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The weekly newsletter is a way for you to tether in to your own world. It is a way to slow down and read a personal essay and what I am paying attention to. At only $5/mo this keeps my writing flowing.
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Nope. This is for artists, writers, queer creatives, and values-based business owners — plus anyone building a steadier practice and life off the feed. If you like ritual, practical tools, and honest talk about work and care, you're home.
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Attention and practice, queer love, creative business (with real numbers), rural living, art-making, movement/dance, MFA reading notes, studio builds/land projects, and practical systems that make the work feel possible.
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No pressure. Dip in when you can. Everything lives in the paid archive, and each post has clear headers so you can skim for what you need. Some things (like time-bound discounts or experiments) may shift or disappear — Cody's World is a living studio — but the core posts and templates remain available while you're subscribed. Think "useful when ready," not homework.
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Join for a month ($5), download what you need, and cancel if that's all you're after. From time to time I release standalone templates in the shop, but paid gets the full library and updates.
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Use the Manage subscription link in the footer of any email to switch plans or cancel anytime. Stuck? Reply to an email or write to info@codycookparrott.com and I'll help.
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Cody's World is a recurring subscription that you are in charge of keeping track of. There are no prorated refunds.
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Yes — access to Cody's World and the paid archive ends when your billing period ends. Anything you've already downloaded (templates, PDFs) is yours to keep.
Newsletter classifieds
A community-powered notice board the first Monday of the month where readers share their work with thousands of like-minded folks.
Great for promoting classes, books/zines, retreats, tools, studios, calls for work, and freebies. Spots are limited so each feature has room to breathe. Your listing helps keep the free newsletter alive. 🌷
The basics:
$75 per listing | 10 spots each week
Runs in monthly free newsletter
1 short blurb (150 characters, not words) + 1 link + optional discount code
Clear, human, values-aligned. No hype, no spam
The results:
"Sold out my workshop from one placement."
— A., artist-educator
"200+ clicks to my shop in 24 hours."
— R., designer
"Found three perfect clients, zero social media."
— M., copywriter
Ready to reach people off the feed?
FAQ
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You can either include it in the note at checkout or email it to info@codycookparrott.com the Sunday evening before your Monday ad placement.
If you miss sending it in there are no refunds or replacements - so set reminder! -
It will run on the Monday you selected at checkout and go out to my full list.
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My email list is approximately 28k readers with a 48% open rate.
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My audience is a lot of queer people, artists, writers, and creative small business owners between the ages of 25 and 45.
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You can edit your ad anytime up until the the Monday it runs at 5am EST.
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Email info@codycookparrott.com, I’m happy to include it in the Paying Attention To section of my newsletter.
