Cassie

Cassie

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4.33 of 5 stars 4.33  ·  rating details  ·  3 ratings  ·  2 reviews
For as long as she could remember, Cassie had fallen asleep listening to the river sighing and whispering beneath her bedroom window. She had discovered if she laid her ear on one of the logs that made up the wall separating her room from the swirling current, the sound was clear, as though it were magnified. She would wrap her quilt around her and lay her slim body along...more
ebook, 7 pages
Published April 16th 2011 by Marcia Lee Laycock, via Smashwords
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Sarah (Workaday Reads)
This is a very short story about a family dealing with grief, loss and guilt over the death of a child.

For a 7 page story, there is a lot of emotional impact here. The pain Cassie feels radiates off the page. I felt so bad for her, and wanted to help her find peace. I was impressed at the punch this story delivers. Definitely worth checking out.
Marcia Carrington
This is a moving short story which treats the subject of loss and its attendant grief in a graceful,realistic manner, and is never overdone, but very understandable.
Mya
Nov 11, 2012 Mya marked it as to-read
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Marcia
Aug 05, 2011 Marcia rated it 5 of 5 stars  ·  (Review from the author)
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Marcia’s writing began in the attic of her parents’ home where she wrote stories for her dolls. They didn’t complain so she kept it up.

God has blessed her with publication in magazines, newspapers, on radio and the web. Her work has garnered praise from notable writers Mark Buchanan, Sigmund Brouwer and Phil Callaway.

Her first devotional book, The Spur of the Moment won an Award of Merit at Write...more
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