Lorena Cassady was born in Greenwich, Connecticut and now lives in Oaxaca, Mexico.
A former Zen Buddhist nun whose new book EVERY BUDDHA, SAME PRICE records her misadventures at Kim Son Monastery and Plum Village, France, 25 years ago. A spiritual travel book that well documents the ironies, pitfalls, joys and slapstick stumbles of life in the monastery.
Some publication credits: Articles, reviews, excerpts, and poetry in several journals, magazines, and anthologies, including Travelers' Tales, Bomb Magazine, In Celebration of the Muse, Smoke, East Bay Express and Santa Cruz Express. Previously published books are: Smoker , poetry (1983), Hair Suit, a picaresque memoir (1987). Her Perilous Journey, 2015 and 2018. Darkness and Light: Poetry, 2016. The Adventures of Dragos and Holmes, 2019.The Further Adventures of Dragos and Holmes, 2019