Category 2023 September

“You’re going to need these. You know you will.” I took the two large duffel bags from Harper’s backseat. Harper gave me a serious look and said, “Good luck man”. He immediately drove off in the direction of the old… Continue Reading →

Unwanted Gift “You’re going to need these.You know you will.”My hesitant hands crept forward.I watch them fall,Rolling from my fingertips to my palms.Tapping together like balls on a pool table.I was gambling with my sanity,I had hit the 8 ball… Continue Reading →

“You’re going to need these. You know you will,” he says. As the Kawasaki ninja H2R roars to life. He is talking about my helmet and gloves. In hindsight, helmets do little to stop the crushing weight of an eighteen-wheeler…. Continue Reading →

You’re going to need these.You know you will.The pump of cooling organs,Recently removed from their ownersI hold them in my hands now. The thumping melodySlowly fading out of existence,As the brilliant red drip fades to a deep purple hue.The bloody… Continue Reading →

“You’re going need these. You know you will.” I hesitantly take the weighty bolt cutters from Leo’s outstretched hands, and tie them loosely onto my chest rig. He grabs a few more questionable trinkets from the trunk of the Subaru… Continue Reading →

“You’re going to need these. You know you will.” I watch a loaded Peacemaker get shoved into my hands along with a bandolier. I drop the revolver into my holster and I sling the bandolier over my shoulder. I seal… Continue Reading →

The Alley “You’re going to need these. You know you will,” An older man said as he gave a younger man gloves and trash bags. “I know…” he said in return. Click Phil turned on his TV and flipped to… Continue Reading →

“You’re going to need these. You know you will.” I’m told as I look at my friend as he offers me an energy drink and a blue Bic pen. I never liked tests, especially the stress of them, but this… Continue Reading →

“You’re going to need these. You know you will,” my father said as he threw a bunch of diving equipment down on the boat’s deck. The day was humid, and the heat was almost unbearable—a perfect day for me to… Continue Reading →

“You’re going to need these. You know you will.” The box was heavy in my hands, clinking with every movement. My mother spoke again, “Open it.” I lifted the top off the box, instantly recognizing the beloved treasures inside. The… Continue Reading →

The Feeling of My Father’s Arm “You’re gonna need these. You know you will,” I told my father jokingly, handing him one of those travel-size tissues. We were at the front door of the chapel about to start walking down… Continue Reading →

“You’re going to need these. You know you will.” the disheveled old man says to me at the estate sale. The man- no younger than sixty with scruffy facial hair and stained clothing sat in a recliner in the living… Continue Reading →

The Beginning of the End “You’re going to need these. You know you will.” “No thank you.” “You will, You don’t know it yet but you will.” This encounter is what had been keeping me up all night. Why would… Continue Reading →

“You’re going to need these. You know you will.” Ramona dangled the red vinyl boots in front of my face, bait hooked on the end of a line. Patiently, she waited for me to bite. “Fine,” I said at last,… Continue Reading →

“You’re going to need these. You know you will.” Coming from the end of the ad before my 5 Minute Crafts YouTube video, I questioned the significance of the words delivered to me. Out of the several ads I’ve come… Continue Reading →

“You’re going to need these. You know you will.” You’re going to need these,You know you will.At churchAt schoolAt homeYou’re going to need these,You know you will.Like eating and like sleepingWhen going on a walk or a drive,Not just Sunday,… Continue Reading →

“You’re going to need these. You know you will.” She hands me a set of newly polished, thin daggers and a new pair of boots, custom made for gripping onto the tiles of a roof or brick wall. I will… Continue Reading →

“You’re going to need these. You know you will,” the landlord said to me as he handed me the keys to my new house. “You didn’t tell me there was an electricity issue.” I said. “There isn’t.” He got into… Continue Reading →

“You’re going to need these. You know you will.” A stranger mutters to me on the street, shoving a canvas bag into my arms before rushing off into the crowded sidewalk. My confusion overwhelms me as they get swallowed by… Continue Reading →