Les Petites Fleurs: One Writer’s Ode to all his Story Notes

I am a writer. In between the short stories, the essays, the random poem or two, I do brief writerly sketches or take notes on my ideas. These little fragments are scattered across the notes app on my phone, scraps of paper and sticky notes strewn about my desk, and — when I’m in the mood to stay organized — sometimes in a long running document where I type them in.

The intention, at least in the moment, is to capture the essence of the Idea — be it a theme for a story or essay, a sketching of a…