PERHAPS ONE OF THE MOST FASCINATING JOURNEYS UPON which we can embark is one that leads to the heart. Fortunately for old souls, it often only requires the pairing of pen and paper to allow the flowing ink to poetically plot the points along the way. In this literary world, even the smallest of words can become mighty oceans and majestic mountains, as sentences become both the meandering streams and the means of exploring all other terrain. The Cartography of My Heart: A Poetic Collection explores a wide range of emotions and aspects of personal growth and human connection, including the depths of dealing with depression, the horizons of finding hope, the foothills of affirming faith, the soothing seas of overcoming grief, and the peaks and valleys of both finding and losing Love. This collection also pays homage to the beauty of nature and to the oddities in life, as the author believes both offer color to what would be an otherwise dull world.​​​