On April 20, 2021, Cassandra Lane’s first full-length book, We Are Bridges, was published by Feminist Press!
For years, I have been studying and honing my craft, working as a journalist, teacher and editor ushering in other people's stories, teaching others how to write and read deeply, all things I've loved.
Now, I feel myself emerging from behind the veil.
“Cassandra Lane writes like a dream. We Are Bridges is a haunting, absorbing, lyrical, sad, beautiful, and necessary book as we begin to acknowledge the tangible and intangible costs of hundreds of years of slavery.”
— DEBRA MONROE, author of On the Outskirts of Normal
Cassandra Lane is the Los Angeles-based Author of We Are Bridges (Feminist Press, 2021). She is also editor in chief of L.A. Parent.
Honest and engaging storytelling.
My stories have appeared in The Gambit, Louisiana Weekly, Everything But the Burden, Ms. Aligned, the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Writers Resist, Expressing Motherhood, Fury: Women’s Lived Experiences During the Trump Era, The NYT’s “Conception” series and elsewhere.
I had the pleasure of animating one of six pieces for The New York Times' Conception series.
When Cassandra looked at her mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, she saw the burden of childbirth. For herself, she wanted more. (preview full credits here.)
My writing merges cultures, geographies, and time.
I bring a wealth of experiences from a variety of industries - education, early education, sports, journalism, motherhood - to inform my vision, writing and editing expertise. Read my story.
Photo by Daniel Rarela
