Around the Bend - Softcover

Wells, Colleen

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798899902062

Publisher: Finishing Line Press, 2025

Synopsis

In Around the Bend lies the brutality of mental illness. The solitude and heaviness of depression that cannot be willed away. And yet, lists are made. And yet, the author "stayed and watched" the gift of puddles being formed by a cool rain. There is honesty around how low things can get. There is the reality of days when rising and eating are "as good as it gets for today." There is also longing for happy days of noisy, active, laughing children contrasted with a yearning for quiet - in the rooms within and without the poet's being. Themes of mental illness, empty nesting, and daily struggles, weave together with a thread of hope.

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About the Author

Colleen Wells writes poetry and creative nonfiction. She believes writing is a healing force and aspires to help others feel more empowered to share their stories. She is the author of Dinner with Doppelgangers-A True Story of Madness & Recovery, and Animal Magnetism a poetry chapbook. Colleen's work has appeared in Gyroscope Review, NUVO, The RavensPerch, Rockvale Review, The Potomac Review, and The Voices Project among other publications. Themes reflected in her writing include mental illness, empty nest, the elderly, and the environment.

Edition details

• Publisher: Finishing Line Press
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798899902062
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 46