The Suitcase I Never Found

A dream, a door, and the permission I didn't know I was waiting for

Lee and I were in line to get on a plane. A long line, winding down a long hallway. I discovered I didn’t have my suitcase — I’d left it at home. Go find it, he told me. I’ll be waiting for you.

I couldn’t find the suitcase. What I found instead was chaos — a room that looked ransacked, clothes and papers and furniture thrown everywhere. I asked a few wo…