Field Note: Swaine

Mayfair, London

Oct 20

1

The Work Is the Way

On Self-advocacy

Oct 19

2

2

September 2026

Field Note: Elusa

Calistoga, California

Sep 13

3

Get a Life

On Writing What You Know

Sep 11

2

Sprezzatura

On Style and the Fate of Our Words

Sep 9

4

1

Writing Requires Hospitality:

Or, the Painter vs. the Writer

Sep 5

6

1

June 2026

The Cool Elegance of Ferris Bueller

Dispatches on romance, adventure, and the habits of living artfully and well.

Jun 11

2

The Brilliant Elegance of Columbo

Dispatches on romance, adventure, and the habits of living artfully and well.

Jun 9

2

The Elegant Life of Nero Wolfe

Dispatches on romance, adventure, and the habits of living artfully and well.

Jun 8

2

This Works

(But Almost No One Will Use It)

Jun 1

2

1

May 2026

Returning After a Long Absence

Dispatches on romance, adventure, and the habits of living artfully and well.

May 17

4

2

The Newest Status Symbol

An excerpt from The Elegance Code

May 3

3

2

3