<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Cassa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cassandra Clover]]></description><link>https://cassandraclover.wixsite.com/cassandraclover/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:13:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://cassandraclover.wixsite.com/cassandraclover/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[the wandering nerve]]></title><description><![CDATA[the fiery rush trickles down the side of my neck i wish my vision could clear up so i could see what i have left flashing lights put on a...]]></description><link>https://cassandraclover.wixsite.com/cassandraclover/single-post/2018/03/14/the-wandering-nerve</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ef1bda080c3840017a9c281</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Cassandra Anelante</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[brain fog &#38; conversation: why i falter]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don’t like talking. There, I said it. I absolutely despise speaking. People are generally surprised when I express that I don’t revel...]]></description><link>https://cassandraclover.wixsite.com/cassandraclover/single-post/2018/02/01/brain-fog-conversation-why-i-falter</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ef1bda06d1a060017ba86cf</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Cassandra Anelante</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[maladaptive daydreaming: a poetic prose piece]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes, I like to stop in my tracks and mourn the loss I faced when you faded. I listen to the songs you brainwashed me into associating with the highest, falsest hopes; then, I allow myself to bask in the harsh reality that there isn’t always a justifiable reason to stay faithful. I like to read my old journals and soak up the foul-mouthed, facetious, willfully ignorant coping mechanisms hidden between the blue-grey lines. I find a sickening amount of joy in revisiting the empty daydreams...]]></description><link>https://cassandraclover.wixsite.com/cassandraclover/single-post/2018/01/08/maladaptive-daydreaming-a-poetic-prose-piece</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ef1bda0d3e4590017bae373</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2018 22:23:11 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Cassandra Anelante</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[migraines: a synopsis]]></title><description><![CDATA[I still recall the first time I ever had a migraine. To describe it as bizarre would be an understatement. Most people hear the word...]]></description><link>https://cassandraclover.wixsite.com/cassandraclover/single-post/2017/10/11/migraines-a-synopsis</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ef1bda0d986720017355159</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2017 02:22:17 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Cassandra Anelante</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[in between: a follow up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before I went into the hospital last week, I had this awful feeling that this long awaited stay would end up in another team of doctors...]]></description><link>https://cassandraclover.wixsite.com/cassandraclover/single-post/2017/08/16/in-between-a-follow-up</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ef1bda079f7850017f1a383</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 17:34:56 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Cassandra Anelante</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[the doubt before the storm]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the first time in awhile, I think my family and I might have legitimately found a hospital who can help me. The first thing you...]]></description><link>https://cassandraclover.wixsite.com/cassandraclover/single-post/2017/07/19/the-doubt-before-the-storm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ef1bda0469cf40017011c79</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2017 12:24:25 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Cassandra Anelante</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[skin &#38; bone]]></title><description><![CDATA[The truth is a complex and scary thing. When I was little, I was horrified of mistruths of all shapes and sizes. Any little white lie...]]></description><link>https://cassandraclover.wixsite.com/cassandraclover/single-post/2017/07/06/skin-bone-thoughts-on-honesty</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ef1bda0d3e4590017bae374</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2017 21:53:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5b113c_59a6aca3491741e9983a58493ed4fc15~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_960,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cassandra Anelante</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[education &#38; ableism: an incomplete journey]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I was in kindergarten, a substitute teacher yelled at me for taking too long to eat a snack. Knowing that I had already given myself...]]></description><link>https://cassandraclover.wixsite.com/cassandraclover/single-post/2017/06/18/education-ableism-an-incomplete-journey-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ef1bda1bad4940017b2f857</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jun 2017 23:02:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5b113c_661bcf1739d244eba50b4b55c5c50ea8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_956,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cassandra Anelante</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[an open letter to those i left behind]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a reason you are no longer by my side. Whether choices were made, or the options were stolen from under our noses; we went our...]]></description><link>https://cassandraclover.wixsite.com/cassandraclover/single-post/2017/06/07/an-open-letter-to-those-i-left-behind</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ef1bda079f7850017f1a382</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2017 02:20:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5b113c_717e22b4cb714ff091dec51a58150dab~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_750,h_695,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cassandra Anelante</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[gaslit: a discussion on medical malpractice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Generally speaking, the world has almost no grasp on any illness other than a cold. It’s no more than a concept to most. I don’t know...]]></description><link>https://cassandraclover.wixsite.com/cassandraclover/single-post/2017/05/14/gaslit-a-discussion-on-medical-malpractice</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ef1bda1ec03bf00175b6f63</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 May 2017 04:11:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5b113c_7a40cf87fa824a70a9a94372a908578f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_462,h_656,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cassandra Anelante</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[pots: an outline]]></title><description><![CDATA[If I were to rank all of my illnesses from most to least inconvenient (based off of my experiences) POTS would be at the top of the list....]]></description><link>https://cassandraclover.wixsite.com/cassandraclover/single-post/2017/04/12/pots-an-outline</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ef1bda0469cf40017011c7a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2017 19:39:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5b113c_3d4c3215628a4589bfe3292c02f6daed~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_500,h_405,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cassandra Anelante</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[mobility]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had to start walking with a cane when I was 12. At home, I didn't mind it. But every time I had to walk through my front door and go...]]></description><link>https://cassandraclover.wixsite.com/cassandraclover/single-post/2017/04/01/mobility</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ef1bda0daf8870017ad37c3</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2017 22:15:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Cassandra Anelante</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[hide &#38; seek]]></title><description><![CDATA[There’s this greek mythology thing about a girl named Cassandra. She had a gift- the gift to predict the future, namely disasters....]]></description><link>https://cassandraclover.wixsite.com/cassandraclover/single-post/2017/03/23/hide-and-seek</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ef1bda012d29100171f22e3</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2017 05:34:15 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Cassandra Anelante</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[pick your poison]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am ridiculously sensitive to medications. It could be a fibromyalgia or a POTS thing, or possibly it's just a me thing. Whatever it is,...]]></description><link>https://cassandraclover.wixsite.com/cassandraclover/single-post/2017/03/17/pick-your-poison</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ef1bda0daf8870017ad37c2</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2017 22:24:24 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Cassandra Anelante</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[insomniac (written dec. 2016)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Below is a revised version of an essay I wrote in December of 2016, shortly before starting online schooling. It's titled Insomniac. It’s...]]></description><link>https://cassandraclover.wixsite.com/cassandraclover/single-post/2017/03/08/insomniac-from-december-2016</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ef1bda03492d900179a032b</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2017 06:17:47 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Cassandra Anelante</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[uncertainty &#38; unification]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don’t know how to live without sickness, simple as that. Even though my long term memory isn’t bad, I still hardly remember what life...]]></description><link>https://cassandraclover.wixsite.com/cassandraclover/single-post/2017/03/06/uncertainty-unification</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ef1bda059a77f00178f407d</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2017 18:51:54 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Cassandra Anelante</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>