Tub of Cats

1 1/4” x 2 3/4” flat, square-cornered, yet as pliable as a virgin’s innocence, post-it notes

#2 pencils, but then why did Spyros always think of them first?…. first thing in the morning, first thing when he laid his heavy head down at night, his dark Grecian curls spilling out on his pillow, his arms reaching for that slender octagonal body to caress.

Heavy-duty staples that will never let go, no matter what that damn-fool judge says.

3-pocket executive wall file, mounting hardware included. I said, mounting hardware included.

1/3 cut top tab manila file folders to hold Katya’s darkest secrets. As long as her medical reports keep being printed on letter-sized paper, she’s going to keep them from her adoring husband Nick’s eyes. She can’t hurt him like this…. six months to live, and dammit, she’s going to make them the best six months they’ve had since Phuket in ‘77.

Paper clips. Small. Metal. Good at holding things together. Just like that feisty little spitfire Molly O’Rourke. No one’s dyin’ on her watch.

12-pack Sharpies, all black. Emma was in heaven.