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*Content warning: book banning, rape, sexual abuse, domestic violence, police brutality, racism, segregation, lynching, and murder. Cassandra Lane is an award-winning author, journalist, artist, and speaker. Her beautiful memoir, We Are Bridges, is a labor of love born from generational trauma, as well as years of healing (and honing her craft). We are honored that Cassandra was willing to speak with us about what came next after her great-grandfather's lynching in the early 1900's, and how she was left healing her family's residual trauma upon her entrance to motherhood. We Are Bridges by Cassandra Lane https://amzn.to/3s0XJLJ Cassandra on Instgram http://www.instagram.com/cassandra.lane71 History of Lynchings in America https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/history-lynching-america Billie Holiday's Strange Fruit https://youtu.be/Web007rzSOI LA Parent Magazine https://www.laparent.com/ PEN America: Book Bans https://pen.org/issue/book-bans/ Additional resources: http://www.somethingwaswrong.com/resources Thank you Kitsch, for sponsoring this episode. Don't forget to visit http://www.mykitsch.com/WCN for 30% your order! 

Join us for a tremendous conversation and group reading with LA-based writers and poets.    Colette Sartor, Gerda Govine Ituarte, Cassandra Lane and Carla Rachel Sameth convene to read their works and discuss their admirations, fears, and perspectives on writing as women.   Moderated by Skylight's Tyler Austin. _______________________________________________   Produced by Nat Freeman & Michael Kowaleski. Theme: "I Love All My Friends," an unreleased demo by Fragile Gang.

Cassandra Lane is the author of We Are Bridges, a stunning memoir that explores memory and strength as it moves between twentieth-century rural South and present-day Los Angeles. The book won the Louise Meriwether First Book Prize and was published in 2021 by The Feminist Press. In our conversation, Cassandra shares how she came to the decision to be a mother after years believing it would prevent her from living a writer's life. As Cassandra also splits her time writing, teaching, acting as editor-in-chief for LA Parent Magazine, and being a mother to her 15-year-old son, she has some valuable words of wisdom for writers aiming to balance family and career. You can learn more about Cassandra's work on her website. Her book, We Are Bridges, can be found on Bookshop.org or Amazon. Keep up with Cassandra on Twitter @casslanewrites or Instagram @cassandra.lane71. Other Resources Mentioned: Toni Morrison and Motherhood: A Politics of the Heart by Andrea O'Reilly Gathering Blossoms Under Fire: The Journals of Alice Walker, 1965-2000 by Alice Walker Sustainable Arts Foundation – Supporting Artists And Writers With Children Pen Parentis – Parenting, Done Write

When Cassandra Lane finds herself pregnant at thirty-five, the knowledge sends her on a poignant exploration of memory to prepare for her entry into motherhood. She moves between the twentieth-century rural South and present-day Los Angeles, reimagining the intimate life of her great-grandparents Mary Magdelene Magee and Burt Bridges, and Burt's lynching at the hands of vengeful white men in his southern town. We Are Bridges: A Memoir (Feminist Press, 2021) turns to creative nonfiction to reclaim a family history from violent erasure so that a mother can gift her child with an ancestral blueprint for their future. Haunting and poetic, this debut traces the strange fruit borne from the roots of personal loss in one Black family--and considers how to take back one's American story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

When Cassandra Lane finds herself pregnant at thirty-five, the knowledge sends her on a poignant exploration of memory to prepare for her entry into motherhood. She moves between the twentieth-century rural South and present-day Los Angeles, reimagining the intimate life of her great-grandparents Mary Magdelene Magee and Burt Bridges, and Burt's lynching at the hands of vengeful white men in his southern town. We Are Bridges: A Memoir (Feminist Press, 2021) turns to creative nonfiction to reclaim a family history from violent erasure so that a mother can gift her child with an ancestral blueprint for their future. Haunting and poetic, this debut traces the strange fruit borne from the roots of personal loss in one Black family--and considers how to take back one's American story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Cassandra Lane finds herself pregnant at thirty-five, the knowledge sends her on a poignant exploration of memory to prepare for her entry into motherhood. She moves between the twentieth-century rural South and present-day Los Angeles, reimagining the intimate life of her great-grandparents Mary Magdelene Magee and Burt Bridges, and Burt's lynching at the hands of vengeful white men in his southern town. We Are Bridges: A Memoir (Feminist Press, 2021) turns to creative nonfiction to reclaim a family history from violent erasure so that a mother can gift her child with an ancestral blueprint for their future. Haunting and poetic, this debut traces the strange fruit borne from the roots of personal loss in one Black family--and considers how to take back one's American story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

When Cassandra Lane finds herself pregnant at thirty-five, the knowledge sends her on a poignant exploration of memory to prepare for her entry into motherhood. She moves between the twentieth-century rural South and present-day Los Angeles, reimagining the intimate life of her great-grandparents Mary Magdelene Magee and Burt Bridges, and Burt's lynching at the hands of vengeful white men in his southern town. We Are Bridges: A Memoir (Feminist Press, 2021) turns to creative nonfiction to reclaim a family history from violent erasure so that a mother can gift her child with an ancestral blueprint for their future. Haunting and poetic, this debut traces the strange fruit borne from the roots of personal loss in one Black family--and considers how to take back one's American story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies

When Cassandra Lane finds herself pregnant at thirty-five, the knowledge sends her on a poignant exploration of memory to prepare for her entry into motherhood. She moves between the twentieth-century rural South and present-day Los Angeles, reimagining the intimate life of her great-grandparents Mary Magdelene Magee and Burt Bridges, and Burt's lynching at the hands of vengeful white men in his southern town. We Are Bridges: A Memoir (Feminist Press, 2021) turns to creative nonfiction to reclaim a family history from violent erasure so that a mother can gift her child with an ancestral blueprint for their future. Haunting and poetic, this debut traces the strange fruit borne from the roots of personal loss in one Black family--and considers how to take back one's American story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-south

When Cassandra Lane finds herself pregnant at thirty-five, the knowledge sends her on a poignant exploration of memory to prepare for her entry into motherhood. She moves between the twentieth-century rural South and present-day Los Angeles, reimagining the intimate life of her great-grandparents Mary Magdelene Magee and Burt Bridges, and Burt's lynching at the hands of vengeful white men in his southern town. We Are Bridges: A Memoir (Feminist Press, 2021) turns to creative nonfiction to reclaim a family history from violent erasure so that a mother can gift her child with an ancestral blueprint for their future. Haunting and poetic, this debut traces the strange fruit borne from the roots of personal loss in one Black family--and considers how to take back one's American story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography

When Cassandra Lane finds herself pregnant at thirty-five, the knowledge sends her on a poignant exploration of memory to prepare for her entry into motherhood. She moves between the twentieth-century rural South and present-day Los Angeles, reimagining the intimate life of her great-grandparents Mary Magdelene Magee and Burt Bridges, and Burt's lynching at the hands of vengeful white men in his southern town. We Are Bridges: A Memoir (Feminist Press, 2021) turns to creative nonfiction to reclaim a family history from violent erasure so that a mother can gift her child with an ancestral blueprint for their future. Haunting and poetic, this debut traces the strange fruit borne from the roots of personal loss in one Black family--and considers how to take back one's American story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

When Cassandra Lane finds herself pregnant at thirty-five, the knowledge sends her on a poignant exploration of memory to prepare for her entry into motherhood. She moves between the twentieth-century rural South and present-day Los Angeles, reimagining the intimate life of her great-grandparents Mary Magdelene Magee and Burt Bridges, and Burt's lynching at the hands of vengeful white men in his southern town. We Are Bridges: A Memoir (Feminist Press, 2021) turns to creative nonfiction to reclaim a family history from violent erasure so that a mother can gift her child with an ancestral blueprint for their future. Haunting and poetic, this debut traces the strange fruit borne from the roots of personal loss in one Black family--and considers how to take back one's American story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

When Cassandra Lane finds herself pregnant at thirty-five, the knowledge sends her on a poignant exploration of memory to prepare for her entry into motherhood. She moves between the twentieth-century rural South and present-day Los Angeles, reimagining the intimate life of her great-grandparents Mary Magdelene Magee and Burt Bridges, and Burt's lynching at the hands of vengeful white men in his southern town. We Are Bridges turns to creative nonfiction to reclaim a family history from violent erasure so that a mother can gift her child with an ancestral blueprint for their future. Haunting and poetic, this debut traces the strange fruit borne from the roots of personal loss in one Black family—and considers how to take back one's American story. Listen in for a wonderful conversation about race, writing, and what we can do to resurrect the memory of our ancestors. Buy the book: https://amzn.to/2X5mMO4 Connect: Website: cassandralane.net @casslanewrites on Twitter, @cassandra.lane71 on Instagram, @cassandralaneauthor on Facebook NPR Review: In 'We Are Bridges,' A Writer Resurrects Her Great Grandfather's Memory Buy Alex a cup of coffee here: https://anchor.fm/j-alexander-greenwood/support Follow Mysterious Goings On wherever you get your podcasts or go to MGOPod.com and sign up for our email newsletter. Get Alex's new book, THE PODCAST OPTION: https://amzn.to/3hH0rNC Buy Alex Greenwood's books on Amazon.com. Original theme music "Mysterious Goings On" by Jamie Green. Want your own cool score for your podcast or website? Contact Jamie at Greenhouse Consulting. Check out Jamie's interview on the show here. This episode of the Mysterious Goings On Podcast was recorded and mixed at Green Shebeen Studios in beautiful Kansas City, Missouri. Copyright 2021, all rights reserved. No reproduction, excerpting, or other use without written permission. We are an Amazon Associates seller, some of our links may earn us a commission. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/j-alexander-greenwood/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/j-alexander-greenwood/support

What's it like to grow up on Elm Street and have to take the school bus home? Welcome to Are You There, Ghost? It's Me, Chiwan. This week we're thrilled to have Cassandra Lane ("We Are Bridges"). We talk about horror movies, spirits of Louisiana, and ghost stories as family legacies. #ElmStreet #WeAreBridges #Dreams #GhostStories

This week Harmony interviews Cassandra Lane the managing editor of L.A. Parent magazine and author of the memoir We Are Bridges. Lane reclaims her ancestral heritage while she contemplates upcoming motherhood. In the interview, Lane tells us about the process of healing through writing. Follow Cassandra: https://www.cassandralane.net Buy We Are Bridges https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9781952177927 To follow our episode schedule, go here https://rebelgirlsbook.club/read-along-with-the-show/ Follow our social media pages on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rgbcpod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RebelGirlsBookClub/ Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/101801516-rebel-girls and Twitter https://twitter.com/RebelGirlsBook1, Or you can email us at RebelGirlsBookClub@gmail.com. Our theme song is by The Gays, and our image is by Mari Talor Renaud-Krutulis. Rebel Girls Book Club is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rgbc/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rgbc/support

One way to connect with our teens and to give them a sense of stability is to share family history and stories. But what if some of that history is ugly? What if it's painful? Cassandra Lane tackled this in her book We Are Bridges where she tells the story of her grandfather's lynching. She joins Mighty Parenting podcast host Sandy Fowler for a conversation on family, history, generational trauma and racism. Get inspiration for discussing your family history and talking to your teenager. Our Guest: Cassandra Lane  Detailed Show Notes and Support at MightyParenting.com episode 199

Ashanti has written plays, poetry, and screenplays, and has recently released Black Under - which won the Spring 2020 Black River Chapbook Competition at Black Lawrence Press. She reads two of the poems from this collection for you all to enjoy; come revel with us in her vivid imagery and stunning clarity of phrase. … Continue...Episode 121 – Poetry with Ashanti

In this episode, Cassandra Lane shares the journey of her book and the truths she's discovered in the process, including how her intentional parenting has focused with the ancestral blueprint she's unearthed. {Pre-order a copy of Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing and Self-Trust. Visit www.chloelouvouezo.com}

Cassandra Lane is a writer and editor based in Los Angeles. Lane received her MFA from Antioch University LA. Her stories have appeared in the New York Times's Conception series, the Times-Picayune, the Atlanta Journal Constitution, and elsewhere. Her debut memoir We Are Bridges was published in 2021 by Feminist Press. She is editor in chief of L.A. Parent magazine and formerly served on the board of the AROHO Foundation.How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on how to write the book you long to finish? Here you'll gain insight from other writers on how to get in the chair, tricks to stay in it, and inspiration to get your own words flowing. Join Rachael's Slack channel, Onward Writers! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Cassandra Lane began writing the story of Mary McGee and Burt Bridges as part of her Masters in Fine Arts degree, but as her life changed, so did the meaning of this project in her life. She found that “even within pain and tragedy, there are lessons.”In this episode Cassandra shares:Why she felt compelled to research her family historyWhy you shouldn't feel reluctant to imagine the lives of your ancestorsHow this project helped her find her voiceAbout Cassandra:Cassandra Lane is the winner of the Louise Meriwether First Book Prize, author of "We Are Bridges: A Memoir," and Editor-in-Chief of L.A. Parent Magazine. She previously worked as a newspaper staff reporter and received an MFA in creative writing from Antioch University LA.Connect with Cassandra:Website          www.cassandralane.net Facebook        @CassandraLaneAuthorInstagram       @CassandraLane71 Twitter             @casslanewritesLinkedIn          Cassandra Lane Calm Your Mind Workshop, September 9th, 10:00-11:30 am PDTGet your ticket here! Recording access for those who sign up.Learn how to use family history research to slow down and calm your racing mind.  Don't use your research time to zone out and shut off your brain, use it to train your mind to feel clear in the middle of stressful times. Episode sponsored by Heather Murphy's personalized coaching service, Resilience in Your Roots.

We had our first official guest author on the podcast and you all will surely enjoy this amazing conversation! Cassandra Lane was on to discuss her memoir We Are Bridges. If you wrote a book about your life, what title would you choose? Follow us @novelblackgirl on Instagram and let us know!

We're all asking more questions these days. Should we stay remote? Should we scale now? We speak about how there is no such thing as a stupid question, but are there at least some good questions we should be asking more? In this episode, we talked to three friends to learn about how we can ask better questions. Thanks to Joo-Seuk Maing, Cassandra Lane, and Daniel Friedman for sharing your insights with us. Learn more about us at dearworkplace.com.

EP108. Cassandra Lane is the author of We Are Bridges, a family memoir that reimagines the life of her great-grandparents Mary and Burt Bridges. In 1904 Burt was racially murdered by white men in Mississippi. Cassandra tells us why it's so important to dive into our own family history and have open conversations with grandparents and great-grandparents. Many families consider themselves close but avoid the hard conversations about their history and tragic events that may have occurred. You are going to want to call some family members after this one! Dew Edit. Visit www.dewedit.com and use code SCRUNCHIEGANG15 to get 15% off your first order! Goodnight World! A new podcast series developed by Sesame Workshop and Headspace to help get your kids ready for sleep. Better Help. Visit www.betterhelp.com/momroom to get 10% off your first month! Nutrafol. Visit www.nutrafol.com and use code MOMROOM to get $15 off your first month. THE MOM ROOM Instagram: @themomroompodcast | @the.mom.room www.themomroompodcast.com TikTok: @the.mom.room Facebook Community CASSANDRA LANE Instagram: @cassandra.lane71 Website: cassandralane.net We Are Bridges Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cassandra started as a reporter, then went back to get her MFA in creative writing. Cassandra's first full-length book is a non-fiction memoir called We Are Bridges, and Jeannie devoured it entirely in a day. We Are Bridges a story that ranges across three generations from Louisiana with the lynching of a great-grandfather to modern life in Los Angeles, exploring romance and race and motherhood and what they all mean together. She shares with us her practiced art of listening, how working with editors and deadlines helped, and her drive to become a writer and a storyteller. … Continue...Episode 109 – Interview with Cassandra Lane

Cassandra Lane is an author, Editor-in-Chief of “LA Parent Magazine,” and a mother (something she vowed she would never be). She joins Janet to discuss her new book “We Are Bridges” in which her personal journey from a childhood of poverty and racism to motherhood is juxtaposed against the traumas and upheavals of her ancestors. Her artful storytelling, both memoir and historical imagining, reminds us that we are all inextricably linked to our ancestors, both genetically and experientially. "Not knowing one's story is like being buried alive," she says. It was by acknowledging and, ultimately, empathizing with the past that she became vulnerable enough to risk accepting love and eventually motherhood. Thanks again to NOOM for sponsoring this episode. There's a science to getting healthier. It's called NOOM. Sign up for your trial today at www.NOOM.com/respect. For more advice on common parenting issues, please check out Janet's best-selling books on Audible, FREE with a 30-day trial membership if you use this link: adbl.co/2OBVztZ. Paperbacks and e-books are also available at Amazon, Google Play, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, or pretty much anywhere e-books are sold. Janet's exclusive audio series "Sessions" is available for download. This is a collection of recorded one-on-one consultations with parents discussing their most immediate and pressing concerns (www.SessionsAudio.com)

In this episode, we interview Cassandra Lane, author of "We Are Bridges" (Feminist Press), winner of the Louise Meriwether First Book Prize and Editor-in-Chief of L.A. Parent magazine. We discuss her writings and reflect on the power of reclaiming and retelling of our legacies as Black folks. And when so much of our generational history has been lost, Cassandra shares strategies to reach back and fetch them (Sankofa). In our conversation, Cassandra reflects on the following questions: How can we begin to document these narratives? What does it look like to be a griot in modern American society? When we have a deeper understanding of where, who, and what we come from, it gives us the opportunity to be firmly grounded in that knowledge. How does this translate to our parenting as we raise future ancestors? What did you find out about yourself in your quest to remember? How can we honor the parts of us that we can't remember?

Ash is joined by author Cassandra Lane, author of “We Are Bridges” to talk about being a storyteller, how the history of her great-grandfather's death inspired her memoir, intergenerational experiences, and motherhood.    Follow My Guest: Cassandra Lane Instagram - @cassandra.lane71 Twitter - @casslanewrites Website - cassandralane.net   You can support and purchase Cassandra's memoir “We Are Bridges” here: https://www.feministpress.org/books-n-z/we-are-bridges   Sweetened with Ash Lemonade is now sponsored by:   Amazon Music -- Sign up to start a free 30-day trial: getamazonmusic.com/ashlemonade Audible -- Sign up to start a free 30-day trial: audibletrial.com/ashlemonade Idea to Launch Academy -- the first multicultural podcast platform started by Carla Wilmaris. Enrollment for the Launch Your Podcast in 30 Days 2.0 is open now.  Sign up: https://ideatolaunchpodcast.teachable.com/?affcode=433071_aym8n9yd | CODE: 433071_AYM8N9YD   Tap in with us!  Website - sweetenedpodcast.com

Cassandra Lane is a wife, mother, and writer and editor of Parent Magazine based in Los Angeles. She is the author of the newly released  book “We Are Bridges”.  On the podcast we chatted about what this pandemic has been like for her and her family during this pandemic, what the conversations she has had to have with her son during this time of racial unrest,  We also chatted about her book "We are Bridges", how her great- grandfather was lynched and how it has impacted her life to this day.For more information: www.cassandralane.netTo purchase " We Are Bridges"  goto:https://www.amazon.com/dp/1952177928/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=stayathome098-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=b9c99ed4693e53cbf28075baf4ea78b8&creativeASIN=1952177928Please follow me:https://www.instagram.com/stayathomemomyeahrighthttps://www.facebook/com/stayathomemomyeahright

Where do you start? Yes, gender pay gaps, overlooked harassment incidents, or lack of representation across industries are all still crucial problems we should change. But it's also incredible to see more female youth programs, female entrepreneurs, and female leaders such as the U.S. Vice President. In this episode, we untangle the goods, bads, and unknown questions to reimagine how we can have a workplace that works for women too. Learn more at dearworkplace.com. Thank you to Coonoor Behal, Alana Karen, Michelle Sttecase, Meg Ugenti, Cassandra Lane, and Natashia Deón for sharing your insights.

Today's Episode is a special one. It is Mother's Day and today's guest is a dear person to me. Cassandra Lane is a writer, author, mother, wife and beloved friend. In today's episode, our conversation centers on motherhood, creativity and the powerful themes that emerge in her newest memoir, We are Bridges.  Cassandra Lane is author of We Are Bridges (Feminist Press), winner of the Louise Meriwether First Book Prize and Editor-in-Chief of L.A. Parent magazine. She previously worked as a newspaper staff reporter and received an MFA in creative writing from Antioch University LA. A Louisiana native, she lives with her husband and son in Los Angeles.

I interviewed author, Cassandra Lane who has a new memoir titled, "We Are Bridges," which was inspired by the birth of her son and the lynching of her great-grandfather, Burt Bridges. This book has everything from discussing Black motherhood in the south to intergenerational racism. The book is available on Amazon, in major bookstore outlets, and it is available as an audiobook on Audible and more. If you are looking for a great summer read, "We Are Bridges" is on JR's Favorites List. Get your copy at Amazon.com. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter (BlackParenting1) and Instagram (BlackParentingMagazine). Our website is SuccessfulBlackParenting.com. And follow our host on Twitter and Instagram at (JRceleste). SHARE! SHARE! SHARE! #author #booklist #summerreading #books #racism #lynching #cassandralane #wearebridges #trauma #successfulblack #parenting #backtalk #jrceleste --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janice-celeste/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/janice-celeste/support

Cassandra Lane is the author of We Are Bridges, a memoir that explores reclaiming violent family history in order to create a more free future for one’s children. “In this narrative, Lane seeks an origin story, searching for what facts are available and wondering about the legacy she is passing on. . . . A multiangled exploration of family trauma and the forging of an identity.” — Kirkus ReviewsIn this episode, we discuss her writing process, and:Exploring your city to explore your creativityWriting in the early morning hours with candles and incenseAnd moreI would love to hear from you. Please visit my Contact Page and tell me about your writing challenges.Follow this WriterFollow her Instagram and WebsiteBuy her book, We Are BridgesFollow the PodcastVisit the podcast’s WebsiteFollow the HostSlide into Sara Gallagher’s DM’s on InstagramFollow our PartnersLearn more about our partner, We Need Diverse Books, whose mission is to put more diverse books into the hands of all childrenBecome an AdvertiserUse my Contact Page or hit me up on InstaThis Week’s Writing PromptThis week’s writing prompt: Write about a food you loved as a child. Describe its taste, texture, smell, color, and how it felt in your mouth. Push deeper to unravel what it symbolized for you. What deep cravings does it dredge up even now?Explore Womxn AuthorsIn this episode, they recommended these womxn writers:Reema Zaman, Author of I Am Yours: A Shared MemoirLynell George, Author of A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky: The World of Octavia E. ButlerEnsure the Podcast ContinuesLove what you’re hearing? Show your appreciation and become a Supporter with a monthly contribution.Check Out More Womxn AuthorsEpisode 73: Ellen Hagan - Author of Reckless, Glorious, Girl and Blooming FiascoesEpisode 70: Meg Medina - Author of Merci Suárez Can’t DanceEpisode 69: adrienne maree brown - Author of We Will Not Cancel UsEpisode 63: Sonya Renee Taylor - Author of The Body is Not An ApologySupport the show (https://fiercewomxnwriting.com/support)

Show Notes and Links to Cassandra Lane's Work and Allusions/Texts from Episode 53   On Episode 53, Pete talks with Cassandra Lane about her journalism career,  her literary sparks and heroes, and finding inspiration in her family's history and beautiful and traumatic events. Cassandra reads an excerpt from her upcoming memoir, We are Bridges: A Memoir, while discussing the stories and background that make up the book.   Born and raised in Louisiana, Editor in Chief Cassandra Lane made the transition from La. to L.A. in 2001. She was most recently community relations manager for the Los Angeles Dodgers, where she learned to cheer on her team like a real Angeleno. Cassandra has also served as a newspaper reporter, high school English and journalism teacher, college application advisor and senior writer for a nonprofit committed to improving the quality of early care and education for L.A. County children. She and her husband are having fun raising their son, who currently wants to be an astrophysicist, artist and video game developer. She has a BA in Journalism and an MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University. Her writings have appeared in a number of publications and We are Bridges, A Memoir is set to be published on April 20 of this year. You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Spotify, Stitcher, and on Amazon Music. You can also find episodes on The Chills at Will Podcast YouTube Channel. Follow me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. This is a passion project of mine, a DIY operation, and I'd love for your help in promoting what I'm convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form. The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com.   At about 2:00, Cassandra talks about the busy and exciting time leading up to the publication on April 20 of this year of her memoir, We are Bridges   At about 3:45, Cassandra talks about her childhood love of reading, and how her family influenced her    At about 6:15, Cassandra talks about the influence of her uncle, a preacher, and how her childhood was influenced by the Bible as a literary and religious text   At about 7:50, Cassandra talks about writers who gave her “chills at will”   At about 8:40, Cassandra talks about the “revelatory” texts that affirmed her desire to be a writer, especially James Baldwin's Go Tell It on the Mountain and Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon   At about 10:30, Cassandra talks about when she gained the “sense of empowerment” to imagine herself as a writer, as well as how this spurred her on to working in journalism   At about 13:25, Cassandra talks about inspiring contemporary writers, such as Jesmyn Ward, Sharon Olds, Terrence Hayes, mentor Kalamu ya Salaam,    At about 15:50, Cassandra talks about texts that spoke to her high school students when she was a classroom teacher at traditional schools and alternative high schools   At about 18:50, Cassandra talks about getting kids to read in new and exciting   At about 20:10, Cassandra talks about her work with LA Parent Magazine   At about 26:00, Cassandra talks about her short pieces, some which figured directly in her upcoming memoir, including “The Seeker and the Artist”   At about 32:00, Cassandra talks about writing about personal/familial experiences   At about 33:40, Cassandra talks about “White Oak,” a fictional piece in which she memorializes the tragic lynching of her great-grandfather, Burt, and which has become part of We are Bridges   At about 36:00, Cassandra talks about her great-grandmother, Mary, and how her story informed Cassandra's life and her writing, as well as how Billie Holiday's “Strange Fruit” impacted Cassandra   At about 40:00, Cassandra talks about the connections between 1904 to 2021 and the generations in-between   At about 41:20, Cassandra talks about the “scars” and the “silence around the scars” in dealing with generational trauma in the process of healing   At about 42:20, Cassandra talks about the pre publication press and blurbs for We are Bridges   At about 43:30, Cassandra talks about the beginnings of the book, around 2001 at Antioch University   At about 47:00, Cassandra reads an excerpt from We are Bridges: A Memoir   At about 51:40, Cassandra talks about future projects   Buy We are Bridges: A Memoir on Bookshop.org! (Comes out April 20) Buy We are Bridges: A Memoir on Amazon.com   Buy We are Bridges: A Memoir at Eso Won Books in Los Angeles   Read Cassandra's short fiction and nonfiction on her website

Memoirist Cassandra Lane joins us today to talk about her growing up years and how the knowledge that her great-grandfather was lynched led to the writing of her first book, We Are Bridges...a book she journeyed with for 20 years before it's upcoming release in April, 2021. It's a book everyone needs to put on their to-read list. You can find Cassandra and her writing HERE. Preorder We Are Bridges HERE.