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Slackwire Calliope, Lauren Dale Oetinger
Slackwire Calliope, Lauren Dale Oetinger
Dissertations
This collection of essays and stories strives to consider questions of belonging and estrangement, family, and the many layers of the human experience. This collection is equally interested in questions of genre, and the potential for genre to stretch its own limits. Above all, this collection endeavors to question what makes a story, and what makes a story good.
Ornithology And Apparent Magnitude, Sarah Michelle Wynn
Ornithology And Apparent Magnitude, Sarah Michelle Wynn
Dissertations
Ornithology and Apparent Magnitude is a collection of poems with a critical preface.
Nobody's Boy, Linda Maria Mobley
Nobody's Boy, Linda Maria Mobley
Dissertations
"Village literature," literature that is written for and about the tribe, or community, has been a long standing tradition among African American writers such as Toni Morrison. These stories follow that tradition in that they are largely reflective of the African American Experience particularly South Alabama during the sixties. The decade that was marked by such violence and bloodshed is reflected here through the stories of a family experiencing it firsthand, yet who are not fully aware that they are living in a historically significant period of history. It is only through the retrospective lens of a child in that …
Son Of A Thousand Fathers, Colter Patterson Cruthirds
Son Of A Thousand Fathers, Colter Patterson Cruthirds
Dissertations
The following collection, which explores the often tenuous relationships between fathers and sons, was written by the author between 2008-2011.
That He May Raise, Armond Joseph Boudreaux
That He May Raise, Armond Joseph Boudreaux
Dissertations
This dissertation is a work of fiction written during the author's time as a doctoral candidate at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Ladies And Gentlemen, Robert John Bartholomew
Ladies And Gentlemen, Robert John Bartholomew
Dissertations
This collection of short stories treats of the following diverse themes: the redemptive possibilities for seemingly despicable characters; the ways in which circumstances and the social environment affect characters' sexualities and personal relationships; the lengths to which characters are willing to go to get what they want, which want is often the desire to make contact with others; the struggle between characters' narcissism and their need to come to terms with a new self image, a self image which is often at odds with the one they wish for themselves; and the beauty of vulnerability. Additionally, one of the chief …
Strange Places, Alex James Morris
Strange Places, Alex James Morris
Dissertations
Strange Places is a collection of short stories and short shorts written during my time at The University of Southern Mississippi. Set primarily in Akron, Ohio, the stories in this collection explore a range of themes, such as trauma, death, alienation, social class, and the struggle to connect to others. This collection is preceded by a critical introduction.
Running In Absentia, Jeffrey David Tucker
Running In Absentia, Jeffrey David Tucker
Dissertations
Running in Absentia is a collection of short fiction, short-short fiction (also known as flash fiction), and poetry, with a critical introduction.
Moon Landing, Jennifer Ann Marquardt
Moon Landing, Jennifer Ann Marquardt
Dissertations
The following short stories began and were finished—at least as finished as they appear here—during my time at the Center for Writers.