Cassandra Lee
The Weight of Us All
In progress
Follow the life story of an immortal man told from the perspectives of the people he encounters over the centuries. A celebration of the mundane and an exploration of the human experience, The Weight of Us All serves to remind us that a longer life does not necessarily constitute a better one.
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Read Cassandra’s Published Works
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Good Scars
Shorts Magazine - Autumn 2021
“Good Scars” is a nonfiction piece exploring the author’s pain and guilt in relation to her grandmother’s battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.
Freeing Narcissus
The Manatee: SNHU’s Student Literary Magazine - 2014
“Freeing Narcissus” is a modern fairy tale about four adult siblings and the mysterious inheritance left to them by their late mother. Story on page 44.
About Cassandra
Cassandra Lee Shawver is a compulsive daydreamer from New Hampshire who has been writing stories since the age of ten in a desperate attempt to find homes for her “many” imaginary friends. She received her Master’s degree in Fiction in June 2022, and has since spent her days procrastinating, talking to her cat, and searching for the state’s best iced coffee. Sometimes, she writes.
