Creative Nonfiction ~ 293 Words
Monday she carries a silky berry-pink clutch with a slouchy bow on the left side. Inside is an unopened spearmint gum pack, wired earbuds, and her lip liner in the shade 404.
What more does she need?
Tuesday, a smoked plum coin purse. Accented with a silver clasp and a jacquard embroidered honey and creme sunflower that sits on the front. Inside: twenty quarters, six nickels, and one penny.
Wednesday she has a date with her laptop and a large, hot, dark roasted coffee. She lays her glossy blueberry-blue handbag unzipped on her desk, pulling out her chocolate brown and crème lace journal. A half empty spearmint gum pack, and her three new identical blue ink pens. She wished there was at least one black ink pen.
Thursday calls for an empty linen taupe tote. She held her mothers handwritten grocery list which was evenly folded, hamburger style.
milk, cereal, pecan pie, a chuck roast, & menstrual pads.
She doubled everything her mother needed for herself, with the exception of menstrual pads.
Friday she grabs the closest bag to her and fills it up with every just-in-case item she can get. All she really needed was her wallet, keys, a few pencils, and her lucky cat statue.
Saturday she chooses to wear a caramel brown wrist wallet. A night full of dancing calls only for a crisp Benjamin Franklin, her ID card, and a sheer butter lipgloss.
Sunday she’s home, she’s in her journal rather than her bags. She doesn’t think twice about what she wants or what she needs.
~ Liora Noir (From the year 2022 until the end of 2025.)
07.16.2026.