In Water Mask, Monica explores issues of the human heart: memory, wonder, loss, perception, and spiritual longing while immersing herself in the natural world. She skis woodland trails with her baby on her back, accompanies whalers on sea ice in the far north, negotiates the death of her father and mother, and more.
A memoir of lyrical essays published by the University of Alaska Press; sample chapters include: When Mountains Agitate the Wind; Things Fall Apart, Many Things Were Visible When the Earth Was Thin, A Month Alone.