Book excerpt: Under the Wishing Well is a collection of poetry that tugs on your heartstrings, with a touch of wicked wit that distills beauty from pain. The intoxicating lines of viciously honest self-portraits will lead you into a world where humor and heartache resonate with the delicate nuances of the connection between the heart and the mind; the distinctive mixture of sumptuous philosophy, angst, sincerity, charm and vulnerability echo in each line, providing a candid porthole to the human psyche.