![]() ![]() How had that violence seeped into generation after generation? And since it had torn apart his and Mary's love and future together, what did that mean for future generations' romantic relationships? In fact, how were race and romance intertwined in this country? In your acknowledgments you describe working on We Are Bridges long enough for it to feel like a separate entity. Burt was lynched in Mississippi around 1904, the year of my mother's father's birth, and I became obsessed with that act of domestic terrorism in my bloodline. ![]() The oldest "origin story" we had was that of my maternal great-grandparents: Mary Magee and Burt Bridges. ![]() Particularly in searching for what had shaped my worldview around race and romance, I knew I needed to examine my family's past. I wanted to understand who I was and why I was-psychologically, emotionally, and even physically, as I was experiencing some challenges in each of these areas. I was inspired to begin writing this story as part of a self-discovery and healing journey I was on at the time. What was your inspiration for We Are Bridges? ![]() Her debut novel is We Are Bridges and she recently talked about it with Daryl Maxwell for the LAPL Blog. She previously worked as a newspaper staff reporter and received an MFA in creative writing from Antioch University LA. Cassandra Lane is the winner of the Louise Meriwether First Book Prize and Editor-in-Chief of L.A. ![]()
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