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Strange Beginnings, Lincoln-Abdullah Hasan El-Amin
Strange Beginnings, Lincoln-Abdullah Hasan El-Amin
Graduate Thesis Collection
"Strange Beginnings" is a short story collection consisting of four short stories. Some of these stories go together and some stand alone. All of them aim to evoke something in the reader, whether it be shock, joy, unsettledness, or something more.
Flying In Our Sleep, John Strauss
Flying In Our Sleep, John Strauss
Graduate Thesis Collection
Flying In Our Sleep is a one-hour radio / podcast production of a story in which “Teens wake to discover they’re drafted into an army of killer robot drones and must outwit their deadly AI overlords in a desperate bid to escape.” This partly ironic summary sets the tone for an adventure story for Young Adult audiences with thoughtful elements around the meaning of consciousness, personality, and friendship. The project also includes a paper, “The Art of the Fiction Podcast,” that explains how the show was produced, and argues that digital media has a place in literary writing programs to …