This short story collection is a small, personal project made up of 6 short stories I wrote in my 20s. Throughout the decade, my words explore my changing perspectives on life, love, and human connection.
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You can read my first review on Reedsy. I was so amazed to read this unbelievably kind 5* review. It means a lot that the reviewer enjoyed the book so much.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Must read!
Part of the beauty of Bailey’s writing was the way she confronted sad or otherwise difficult emotions with the same tender and descriptive style. In writing loving, happy relationships she still included tension and the other challenges, but from a perspective that seems in love with every facet of life. This same appreciation was granted liberally throughout the book, in a writing style I could fall in love with and that convinced me to love life as it is too.
I would genuinely recommend this book to everyone because I think it’s told in such a truthful and gorgeous voice. I think many will connect with Bailey and her characters’ articulations of intense emotions.
These stories include beautiful prose as well as some verse, and a perspective that is both truthful, cynical, and gorgeous.’
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This will really help me as a new writer. Thank you!
I immediately felt invested in dizzy and wires and found theirs and the second story to be really relatable. Oceansong was a scary realistic possibility for the future, while I really found the hilarious Kelly & Adam to be my favorite with a sweet ending. Cassie has such a great way of writing and incredibly creative, I hope to read another book of hers someday!
An amazing collection of short stories with a great writing style and interesting narratives. I thoroughly enjoyed reading through these, loved seeing how her story telling has evolved over the years.
Excited to see what could come next from Cass ♥️
From the moment I began reading dizzy & wires, I was awed by Cassie’s ability to turn her heartfelt thoughts into poetry. Her neurodiverse brain is an absolute gift and the magic, depth, and originality she produces within these pages is a thing to behold.
Raw, vulnerable, at times quirky and at other times thought provoking, these short stories are the kind you’ll want to come back to again and again and you’ll keep discovering fresh delights you missed the first time around.