Nicardo Joseph Munoz doesn’t write to escape the world, he writes to face it head-on.

Born with a restless imagination and a love for the absurd details of real life, he turns moments of confusion, humor and heartbreak into stories that feel messy in the best possible way. His writing doesn’t follow formulas. It follows people. The kind that make mistakes, crack jokes at funerals, and still find the strength to keep going.

Cathartics is his most personal work to date. A strange and emotional blend of fiction, memory, and reflection. Through the voices of Draws, Gabe, and the rest of the crew, Nick explores how

young people process trauma, loss, and the weird hope that lingers even after everything goes wrong.

When he’s not writing, you’ll probably find him sketching ideas in a coffee-stained notebook, listening to classic hip-hop, or revisiting the quiet places that inspired his stories.