Paper or Plastic?

A non-fiction writing prompt

Various straws. Photo by author.

I remember hearing a bag boy ask me if I wanted paper or plastic when he was bagging my groceries in the grocery store. That doesn’t happen much anymore.

Times change. I don’t know of any stores that still offer paper bags very often. A lot of states we travel to make you pay for plastic disposable bags, and most places want you to use reusable bags.