Monocular

What kind of adventures and struggles do you face when you’re learning how to swim as a 37-year-old? That’s what you’re going to find out in this story. It will take you on a journey that spans three decades and transports you all the way from the wild west coast of Jutland, Denmark, to the hot November sun over Sarasota, Florida.

A tale about the value of acknowledging someone who’s not particularly great at what they’re trying to do – but who’s nevertheless trying their very best. In this case, what I was trying my best at, at least for a season or so, was soccer.

Welcome to Monocular. My name is Mikkel, and I have some stories to share with you – in the form of autobiographical and quite idiosyncratic essays.

In this trailer, you can get a preview of the kinds of stories you will get to hear on Monocular. There’s one about trying to learn how to swim at the ripe old age of 37. One about enduring and finally confronting a teacher, who blatantly had a preference for kids that were already popular.

There’s also one about winning a soccer trophy in spite of being one of the least naturally gifted soccer players in the world — and one about a sitting through and eventually partaking in a six-hour discussion of all kinds of sexual fetishes, from domination to puppy play.

If this has made you sufficiently curious, I politely encourage you to hit that infamous subscribe button. That way you will be sure to not miss any of the stories as they are published over the coming weeks and months.