The Stack

It seems to me like just about everyone past a certain age has a stack of books somewhere, maybe it's textbooks they felt were too expensive to get rid of, maybe it's their favorite novels, maybe it's a mix of books from throughout their whole life.
This piece was specifically inspired by the stacks of books, binders, and loose papers that filled my grandmother's house, she was passionate about local and family history and I often felt like going through a box of papers in her house was more educational than any history class. It was also inspired by the books that I have hung on to, either because of sentiment or simply not knowing what else to do with them. Each book and each paper has a special meaning of some kind in my life.