A raw, unflinching collection that maps the geography of human suffering and resilience. Through interconnected letters, the book explores the universal experience of emotional pain-grief, anxiety, shame, inadequacy, betrayal, and ultimately, the messy, nonlinear process of healing.
Each piece follows a consistent structure: opening with intimate snapshots of people engaging in small, private rituals of coping (saving expired coupons, rehearsing conversations alone, collecting broken things), then zooming into direct address-"At the end of the day, there is only you and your [emotion]"-before concluding with the acknowledgment that these feelings persist despite our best efforts to quiet them. The footsteps of our struggles echo long after we think we've moved on.