The Skeleton of the Plot
A story must be able to stand on its bones before you dress it in prose.
The Monroe Minute
Not everything needs an essay.
The Monroe Minute is where I think in public—brief reflections on storytelling, language, and the craft behind both. Some entries are fragments. Some are observations. All of them are written in the space between reading, writing, and paying attention.
These are not polished arguments. They are working thoughts—captured quickly, before they disappear.
The Creative Harvest
October marks the transition from the gathering of ideas to the refinement of thought.