The Cost of Our Baggage

There are things we carry with us through life: physical, emotional, metaphorical. A teddy bear you've had since you were a child, the resentment at a family member who let you down, the fear which keeps you awake at night. All of these come with a cost. Upset stomachs, sleepless nights, disconnection, anxiety, worry, money, physical costs. These poems and stories touch on these moments.