by Cassandra Spellman | Aug 29, 2023 | Death, Family, Generosity
I hold it true, whate’er befall; I feel it when I sorrow most; ‘Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all. ~ Alfred Lord Tennyson I come from a family who never owned a dog. My grandfather, the father of eleven children, always...
by Cassandra Spellman | Jun 27, 2023 | Music, Writing
This is one of my absolute favorite blog posts to write! Music greatly inspires my writing and, with the release of As Strong As Death so close now (August 15!), I am thrilled to give you a musical glimpse into the plot! I have songs for every major moment of the...
by Cassandra Spellman | Jun 8, 2023 | Book Reviews, Fiction
You wake up in a room you don’t recognize. You shiver inside a coat you’ve never seen before. You touch your face, which you know is yours but you can’t identify it. You look out the window at a city, and you have no idea how you got here. You have taken a wrong turn...
by Cassandra Spellman | May 5, 2023 | Book Reviews, Death
But everything was not the way it should be. There was such a thing as too much power. And there would be a terrible price to pay if people found out he had it. If you could bring someone who died back to life … would you? My brother died in 2019. I miss the way he...
by Cassandra Spellman | Apr 11, 2023 | Friendship, Generosity
For many years I operated under an ideology summarized by the mantra, “as long as my side of the street is clean.” In other words, other people will make poor choices, sin, and do wrong. But that shouldn’t affect me as long as I make sure I am not doing the same. The...
