tw: suicide, dysfunctional family, child abuse, parental death, grief . . . . . . . In case you missed it, my debut short story collection won a Stoker Award. That happened on Saturday. I'm still trying to process it today. None of it feels real yet. Part of me hopes it'd change when have the actual award in hand, but the rest of me thinks it won't happen for a while -- not until I process some of the accompanying grief.
That's quite a knot to untangle, and thank you for sharing some of it with us.
But mostly, thank you for sharing yourself and your writing with us. Your work is absolutely letting many people know that they aren't facing monsters alone, or at the very least, that they don't have to do so.
Beautifully written. Congratulations in multitudes. I think we met for a reason unbeknown to us at the moment after reading this entry. I hear and understand completely.
Sending big love to you, Cass. What an immensely complicated heartbreak. I lost my own piece of shit dad at 14 to cancer, after my parents split. It’s a difficult thing to survive. But I’m so glad we’re both here to tell the story. Congratulations on the award. <3
Thank you for sharing.
Wishing you love, Cassandra. Not strength, because you have so much in you already. But love.
Also sending big love. This is heartbreaking but also gorgeous. And congratulations on your win!
Sending you buckets of love.
That's quite a knot to untangle, and thank you for sharing some of it with us.
But mostly, thank you for sharing yourself and your writing with us. Your work is absolutely letting many people know that they aren't facing monsters alone, or at the very least, that they don't have to do so.
Much respect and love, Cass.
Beautifully written. Congratulations in multitudes. I think we met for a reason unbeknown to us at the moment after reading this entry. I hear and understand completely.
I may be awkward, but I listen well.
A fellow survivor.
All-ways,
Niko
Sending big love to you, Cass. What an immensely complicated heartbreak. I lost my own piece of shit dad at 14 to cancer, after my parents split. It’s a difficult thing to survive. But I’m so glad we’re both here to tell the story. Congratulations on the award. <3