Colleen Wells believes writing can be a wonderful tool for healing, experiencing joy, and connecting people together to share their lives' stories. She is the editor of One in Four, a collection of narratives on mental illness by students from the Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship, and two collections of poetry, (Dirty Birds and All of Our Lives, ) published for a retirement community where she facilitated a poetry workshop. Her work has appeared in Chicken Soup for the Adopted Soul, Gyroscope Review, The Potomac Review, The RavensPerch, and The Voices Project, among other publications. Wells is a runner-up recipient of the Robert Frost Poetry Award in 2020. She is a frequent contributor to the Bloomington-based publication, The Ryder. Her memoir, Dinner with Doppelgangers-A True Story of Madness and Recovery was released in 2015. www.ColleenWells.com.
