Cassandra Lewis
@writercasslewis.bsky.social
A writer exploring questions about social responsibility. Author of debut novel GRIEF CAMP (SFWP '27). CassandraLewis.com. Photo by Desiree Bustos
I asked the question on everyone's lips 🐒 defector.com/can-a-monkey...
Can A Monkey Have A Pet? | Defector
In the spring of 2004, researchers monitoring a population of wild bearded capuchins in a Brazilian woodland saw an infant clinging to Chiquinha, one of the adult female monkeys. The baby was not a ca...
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Thank you, Reed Abelson, for covering this important story. We are all suffering from the Republican so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Let's save our receipts and send the Republicans One Big Beautiful Invoice for the damage they caused. #bigbeautifulinvoice www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/b...
After Obamacare Cuts, Hospitals Are Treating More Uninsured Patients
More people who lost coverage after congressional Republicans ended enhanced federal subsidies are now seeking care in emergency rooms and unable to pay bills.
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“There is a strange relationship between writing and history and time, and I don’t think it is what we think it is. Or how we perceive it. There’s more to it.” —Suzan-Lori Parks
Suzan-Lori Parks, The Art of Theater No. 18
“All writing, for me, is a relationship. I don’t feel like I can do whatever I want with whomever I want. It’s call-and-response.”
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BREAKING: ACLU affiliates are filing 54 claims against the federal government across 17 states and DC on behalf of people who’ve suffered serious violence and abuse at the hands of federal immigration agents. The Trump administration is not above the law.
For the first time in over six decades, Florida plans to execute two people on the same day today, including an 80-year-old and a potentially innocent man. These would mark the 40th and 41st men put to death on Governor DeSantis’ watch. Abolishing the death penalty can't wait.
Florida to conduct rare double execution on Tuesday
The executions, which include a man who maintains his innocence and an 80-year-old, cement Florida's place as top death penalty state.
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Thank you so very much, Gwen Grafft, for designing such a gorgeous cover, and thank you, @sfwp.bsky.social, for publishing my novel, GRIEF CAMP!
SFWP@sfwp.bsky.social · last wk.Designed by Gwen Grafft, we're thrilled to reveal the cover of @writercasslewis.bsky.social's forthcoming novel, GRIEF CAMP! GRIEF CAMP will be available September 2027, but #Patreon subscribers can preorder a copy for 40% off the list price! buff.ly/bpNLrKC @susanschulman.bsky.social
Trump is using our taxpayer dollars to punish states that didn't go full MAGA in 2024. His admin admitted to canceling over $7.5 BILLION in grants for clean energy projects in states that didn't vote for him. This is total partisan bull$%!#.
"If you write what you yourself sincerely think and feel and are interested in... you will interest other people." Rachel Carson on writing and the loneliness of creative work www.themarginalian.org/2017/08/28/r...
Rachel Carson on Writing and the Loneliness of Creative Work
“If you write what you yourself sincerely think and feel and are interested in… you will interest other people.”
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COVER REVEAL! I am thrilled to share the cover for my debut novel, GRIEF CAMP, forthcoming from @sfwp.bsky.social on September 14, 2027! Cover design by Gwen Grafft. GRIEF CAMP is a darkly comic, propulsive exploration of celebrity worship, consciousness, and complicity. bit.ly/GriefCampBook
We're kicking off the start of the weekend with an exclusive sneak peak at @writercasslewis.bsky.social's forthcoming novel, GRIEF CAMP, which will be available September 2027! Become a #Patreon subscriber today to reserve your copy of GRIEF CAMP for 40% off! buff.ly/QRyhg2q
Registration is now open for my Write Your Ghost Story #creativewriting class at #DelArt! #writingcommunity #writing #Delaware delart.org/class/write-...
Write Your Ghost Story - Delaware Art Museum
This one-day creative writing class led by Cassandra Lewis is for adult writers of all levels. For inspiration, we will take a literary tour through sample passages and encounter ghosts in Shakespeare...
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Had the absolute pleasure of chatting with the great @joshthelibromancer.bsky.social of @portersqbooks.bsky.social about the fabulous new Porter Square Review of Books and how booksellers can, maybe, fill the growing book-criticism void and have some fun doing it. lithub.com/as-book-crit...
As Book Criticism Disappears, the Booksellers Are Stepping In
From my desk at the bookstore where I work, I can see most of fiction and all of our new releases, the poetry section by the front door, the edge of world history. I watch people bend down to exami…
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happy pub day to this tremendously insightful anthology from @theopennotebook.bsky.social, edited by @siricarpenter.bsky.social & featuring dazzling contributors @maryroach.bsky.social @edyong209.bsky.social @ferrisjabr.bsky.social @kendrawrites.com and more! press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
The Best Science Stories and How They Work
An invitation to engage with some of today’s most respected science journalists as they take readers beneath the surface to reveal the making of eleven of the best science stories.With eleven deeply r...
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In-case you were wondering, yes, our summer sale will work on our upcoming books that are available for preorder! #ShopSmall and get 25% off when you enter SUMMERREADS at checkout to get books by Erica Kent, Betsy James, Kate McCahill, Stephen G. Eoannou, & more! buff.ly/ZL5ZF3m
President Trump is desperate to pass the SAVE America Act ahead of the midterm elections to install onerous show-your-papers requirements to register to vote and prevent millions from casting our ballots. Demand that your members of Congress hold the line and defend our democracy.
Stop Anti-Voter Bills Now
The SAVE Act, the SAVE America Act, and MEGA Act could keep millions of eligible U.S. citizens from being able to vote. Urge Congress to reject these bills.
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I am so excited that SFWP featured a sneak peek of my forthcoming novel on their Patreon account! Cover reveal coming soon! #authorlife #writingcommunity #GriefCampbook #SFWP
SFWP@sfwp.bsky.social · 3w agoWe're kicking off the start of the weekend with an exclusive sneak peak at @writercasslewis.bsky.social's forthcoming novel, GRIEF CAMP, which will be available September 2027! Become a #Patreon subscriber today to reserve your copy of GRIEF CAMP for 40% off! buff.ly/QRyhg2q
I am so very happy to announce that I have officially signed with the amazing literary agent, Amanda Annis @aannis.bsky.social of @tridentmediagroup.bsky.social! It is a tremendous honor to get to work with her! #WritingCommunity #LiteraryAgents #AuthorLife #Publishing #AuthorJourney
I am really looking forward to attending part of the Citizen Artist Summit at #DelArt! I hope to see you there! delart.org/event/citize... #Delaware #artists #writingcommunity
Citizen Artist Summit - Delaware Art Museum
Join fellow artists, educators, and art history enthusiasts for a weekend-long series of workshops and lectures that expand your knowledge of federal arts funding, engage with community members across...
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Surprise! Not only is the 2026 Literary Awards Program returning on July 13th, 2026, but there will be a new judge for this year's contest! Make sure to follow us as we'll be announcing who our judge is this Thursday. buff.ly/x9Ovi7D
I am excited to work with writers today at #DelArt. Thanks to everyone who registered for my Creative Writing Kickoff! #creativewriting #writingclasses #writingcommunity #writing
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On this day in 2005, my first play was presented in public: TRANSPARENT STING is a comedy about a scientist’s quest for truth and how it turned him into a fugitive and brought his estranged family together. This play explores odd drug inventions, US healthcare, addiction, and the meaning of life.
Kick off a fun and productive summer of creative #writing with me at the #Delaware Art Museum on June 26 from 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm. Registration and cost information can be found on the #DelArt website: DelArt.org. #writingcommunity #writingclass #creativewriting
Just a reminder - Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water by Marc Reisner remains a highly relevant and important book. I'm revisiting this book now as I revise my debut novel, GRIEF CAMP, which will be published by SFWP on September 14, 2027.
Just took the fam to see Cirque du Soleil - LUZIA - outside of Philadelphia. It was spectacular!
On Sunday, I got to see The Fear of 13 on Broadway. What a powerful and important play! Afterwards, my friend and I had the honor of meeting Nick Yarris (the story is about how he was convicted and sentenced to death for a crime he didn’t commit and served 22 years on death row)!
