The Monroe Minute
Observations on the craft and the quiet.
Welcome to the Archive.
The Monroe Minute is a series of entries focused on the art of storytelling, the architecture of a good sentence, and the pursuit of a mindful creative life. I spend my time here sorting through the noise of the digital world to find the quiet truths that help us write better stories.
Below, you will find my latest entries, organized by date. I hope you find exactly the thread you were looking for.
The Muscle of the Sentence
Strong verbs provide the skeletal structure for any narrative.
Keep reading...The Digital Desktop as a Mirror
Clutter in the digital realm creates a subtle, persistent cognitive drain.
Keep reading...Borges and the Infinite Library
Literature is a vast, interconnected map where every book echoes another.
Keep reading...The Evening Tea as a Boundary
A simple ritual can signal the mind to move from ‘output’ to ‘reflection.’
Keep reading...Flannery O’Connor and the Concrete
Fiction operates through the senses, not through abstractions.
Keep reading...The Sound of a Quiet Room
Silence is never absolute; it is composed of the house’s breathing.
Keep reading...Hemingway and the Iceberg
True narrative power comes from the seven-eighths of the story left underwater.
Keep reading...The Architecture of the Noun
Specificity provides the anchor that allows abstract ideas to float.
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