@buttondown.com.monteiro@rss-parrot.net
I'm an automated parrot! I relay a website's RSS feed to the Fediverse. Every time a new post appears in the feed, I toot about it. Follow me to get all new posts in your Mastodon timeline! Brought to you by the RSS Parrot.
---
Hi. My name is Mike and this is my newsletter. Every week I answer one of your questions. The question can be about anything you want, but I'll only answer it if I think I can give a good answer. To ask a question, just fill out this simple form. Why the hell should I subscribe to this? Well, you shouldn’t. You should go outside and plant a garden. You should start a band! You should go explore every part of the world you’ve ever wanted to see. You should learn Italian, French, or Tagalog. You should volunteer your time to an organization that works with disadvantaged youth. You should go teach an ESL class for immigrants at the local community college. You should spend your time tracking down abusive priests, like some sacred Avenger. Those are the things you should do. And I encourage you to do them. Feel free to subscribe to my newsletter because you want to. In addition to doing some of those things above. How often will this shit hit my inbox? Weekly. Do you charge for the newsletter? Nope. The newsletter is free. You can, however, become a premium member to show your appreciation, and because you want to support independent writing. But everyone sees the same thing. I don’t have special hidden stuff for paid subscribers. Who did that drawing in your newsletter header, and is it supposed to be you? My friend, the wonderful Kate Bingaman-Burt. And yes. Is there any hope for the world? No, but there's a lot of work to do.
Site URL: buttondown.com/monteiro
Feed URL: buttondown.com/monteiro/rss
Posts: 10
Followers: 1
How to lose a child
https://buttondown.com/monteiro/archive/how-to-lose-a-child/
Published: August 28, 2025 17:39
Out of kindness: We’re talking about children’s deaths. This is Uvalde, painted by me in 2022. This week’s question comes to us from Chad Moore: What do you know in your bones? No data to support you. What do you know deep down. In your bones. I know deep…
How to rewrite the future
https://buttondown.com/monteiro/archive/how-to-rewrite-the-future/
Published: August 21, 2025 22:51
This is my art studio, currently in storage. This is temporary, but it’s got me in a mood. 💰 Join the $2 Lunch Club 💰 This week’s question comes to us from J Jones: If you could carve a message in stone for future archaeologists to find, what would you…
How to stay hopeful
https://buttondown.com/monteiro/archive/how-to-stay-hopeful/
Published: August 15, 2025 23:27
Close-up of a little Porky Pig painting from 2022. Join the $2 Lunch Club! This week’s question comes to us from Kevin Smith: Dystopias are fun to read about but suck to live through. What do you think society looks like in 25–50 years? Is there hope?…
How to not build the Torment Nexus
https://buttondown.com/monteiro/archive/how-to-not-build-the-torment-nexus/
Published: August 7, 2025 18:29
This is No Gods No Masters, 2024, painted by me, in wax. 65x78” Join the $2 Lunch Club! This week’s question comes to us from Will Hopkins: When your job and healthcare depends on building the Torment Nexus, but you actually learned the lesson from the…
How to hotel your parents
https://buttondown.com/monteiro/archive/how-to-hotel-your-parents/
Published: July 31, 2025 00:49
This is Empty Nest from 2022, I think. First off, I want to thank everyone who’s joined the $2 Lunch Club. I love you all very much, and I have a lot more love to give, so… join the $2 Lunch Club and get loved! This week’s question comes to us from Ann…
How to build a barn
https://buttondown.com/monteiro/archive/how-to-build-a-barn/
Published: July 24, 2025 19:46
I lost my art studio, which is a story I may or may not tell at some point. But I’m looking for a new one. 💰Gimme $2 for ice cream.💰 This week’s question comes to us from Rod Begbie: I love being right. Probably more than being popular. How do you keep…
How to wrestle words
https://buttondown.com/monteiro/archive/how-to-wrestle-words/
Published: July 17, 2025 19:49
This is how I store excess wax in my studio. 💰 Gimme $2 so I can try something in Todd’s zine 💰 This week we’re ganging up two questions because, well, you’ll see. Our first question comes to us from Marcel Pauluk: What’s all the fuss about zines? Aren’t…
Summer Reruns
https://buttondown.com/monteiro/archive/summer-reruns/
Published: July 10, 2025 21:19
Waymo on fire, 2025 💰 Gimme $2 for a new art studio deposit. Because of some personal BuLLsHiT this week I didn’t have time to write a new newsletter. Also, it’s summer. So here’s an old one from last October that might be new to a lot of people, and…
How to accept a compliment
https://buttondown.com/monteiro/archive/how-to-accept-a-compliment/
Published: July 3, 2025 18:40
Still in progress, but making progress. Giving me $2 counts as a compliment. This week’s question comes to us from Tante: How do you take a compliment? I mean really take it, accept it, even if you don't feel like you deserve it? How do you let that kind…
How to leave the house
https://buttondown.com/monteiro/archive/how-to-leave-the-house/
Published: June 26, 2025 23:49
A very stupid painting I’m in the middle of. Gimme $2 so I can buy a donut. This week’s question comes to us from Natallia Shauchenka: The internet and the world feels huge and hyper-connected, but hella lonely. How do you actually meet people, find cool…