The Trolley That Eats Wages

A Spiralverse™ Tale by Heileny Suárez

Format: Illustrated Poetic Book | Language: English | Length: 12 pages | Age: Young Adult to Adult (12+)

A poetic illustrated story where survival turns into arithmetic, the cart becomes a mouth, and dignity is measured at checkout—until we return with tools that don’t shame the hungry.

The Weight Behind the Handle

What if a grocery trolley wasn’t neutral?

What if it could learn your paycheck… and still ask for more?

The Trolley That Eats Wages follows a small narrator pushing a cart through aisles that feel endless, where prices glare like eyes and every “small treat” becomes a debate. The trolley rolls politely—then slowly reveals its nature: it doesn’t just carry food. It consumes wages, bite by bite, until the month is a thin, trembling receipt.

The narrator tries to be “responsible.”

To buy wisely.

To stay calm.

But the trolley keeps growing heavier, as if hunger itself has an interest rate.

Then the spiral turns.

A Guardian arrives, not as rescue, but as practice: unit pricing, a simple meal grid, shared bags, clear limits, and community hands that say, you don’t have to disappear to be worthy.

This is not a story about blaming individuals.

It’s a story about how systems make people feel ashamed for needing to eat,

and how we return with clarity, skill, and care.

What You’ll Find Inside

• 12 pages of symbolic Spiralverse™ storytelling

• A poetic narrative where food becomes math and the cart becomes a creature

• Mixed-media illustrations in sketchbook style: textured, raw, compassionate

• Recurring Spiralverse™ motifs: spirals, receipts, weight, hands, small light

• A full Return with Light ending: practical, human-centred solutions

• Written and illustrated by Heileny Suárez, crafted through the Spiral Narrative Framework™

Themes Explored

• Cost of living and quiet financial grief

• Shame, scarcity mindset, and “responsible” exhaustion

• Wage compression and invisible trade-offs

• Community support as dignity, not charity

• Clear pricing and design ethics

• Survival skills without self-blame

Perfect For

• Anyone who’s ever left a store feeling smaller

• Workers, students, parents, caregivers, and builders of “normal life”

• Readers who love symbolic storytelling + real-world tools

• Designers, systems thinkers, and human-centred advocates

• Visual poetry lovers and art-book collectors

Available Formats

Digital Collector’s Edition (PDF)

Print-on-Demand Softcover – Ships Worldwide

Features

• Premium matte paper for print editions

• Hand-drawn mixed-media aesthetic (Spiralverse™ visual continuity)

• Minimal text with high emotional resonance

• Hidden spiral motifs on every page

• Eco-conscious production and shipping

Reader Reflection

“After this book, I looked at my cart differently… and I stopped blaming myself.”

The Trolley That Eats Wages isn’t about perfect budgeting.

It’s about refusing shame,

and learning to carry each other when the month gets heavy.

Spiralverse™ Protection

Spiralverse™ IP ID: 6843152d-DMCW-1a0-375ff5-0001

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Push back, gently, clearly, together.

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The Trolley That Eats Wages A Spiralverse™ Tale by Heileny Suárez

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