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The Bridge, Volume 21, 2024, Bridgewater State University
The Bridge, Volume 21, 2024, Bridgewater State University
the bridge
Designers:
Mollie Rose Burk
Liz Cowden
Zachary Lucius
Colm McDonough
Arlene Perez
Editor-in-Chief
Ashley LaVergne
Editors:
Jaina Hicks
Emma Voelker
Faculty Advisor:
Jessica Melendy
Design Advisor:
Professor Alain Blunt
Guide To The Winston F. Bolton Papers, Olivia Englehart
Guide To The Winston F. Bolton Papers, Olivia Englehart
Archives & Special Collections Finding Aids
The core of this collection comprises the literary works of Winston F. Bolton, encompassing poetry and short stories crafted over a span of six decades. Additionally, Bolton's repertoire extends to the creation of short scripts for skits, plays, and screenplays. Intertwined within this collection are letters exchanged between Bolton and his longtime companion, Faye George, including a jointly authored letter addressed to President Ronald Reagan. An equally substantial component of this series comprises Bolton's ideological essays, delving into significant social, Finding Aid: Winston F. Bolton Papers (MSS-056) 3 Maxwell Library Bridgewater State University / 10 Shaw Road / Bridgewater MA …
The Bridge, Volume 20, 2023, Bridgewater State University
The Bridge, Volume 20, 2023, Bridgewater State University
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Designers:
Marie Foscaldo
Carly C
Jack Hatfield
Nate Stephen
Alexandria Joyce
Editors-In-Chief:
Bethany Clemons
Joe Thorpe
Editors:
Brandon Gebhart
Abigail Murphy
Faculty Advisor:
Jessica Melendy
Design Advisor:
Professor Alain Blunt
Blood Sugar: A Collection Of Essays On The Highs And Lows Of Diabetes, Annalisa Morganelli
Blood Sugar: A Collection Of Essays On The Highs And Lows Of Diabetes, Annalisa Morganelli
Honors Program Theses and Projects
As soon as I began working on this thesis project, I knew that I wanted this collection to focus on the different aspects of my life that have been affected by me having type one diabetes. The diabetic experience is one that has been underrepresented—and arguably, misrepresented—in popular media. The four non-fiction essays in my collection aim to add my personal experience to the existing literature, showing that while diabetics may have similar experiences, these experiences can also be vastly individualistic. Additionally, while I share my own stories, I explore the general chronic illness experience and how ableism and misunderstanding …
The Haunting Of Wright Manor, Katherine Holzman
The Haunting Of Wright Manor, Katherine Holzman
Honors Program Theses and Projects
The Haunting of Wright Manor explores the fear of the unknown, and more specifically, the hereditary nature of evil. “The phrase ‘nature versus nurture’ was first coined in the mid-1800s by the English Victorian polymath Francis Galton in discussion about the influence of heredity and environment on social advancement”(Serpell 2013), writes Mick Serpell in the British Journal of Pain. Essentially, “Nature versus Nurture” boils down to a debate of which character traits are inherited and which are the result of external environmental factors. Wright Manor’s protagonist, Victoria Mariano, finds herself struggling with the aforementioned debate. At the age of 12, …
Evading Oblivionland, Caitlin Faria
Evading Oblivionland, Caitlin Faria
Honors Program Theses and Projects
When I initially started this project, I hoped to tell stories in genres that I love while exploring the impact my father has had on my life. Although I prefer to write fiction, the nonfiction essays of this piece show who my father is through my eyes as well as provide me with the space to explore and find words for my own fears of losing him one day. The fictional stories interwoven throughout also show how my father inspires my writing even when it does not directly involve him, or a character exactly like him. For example, my dad …
Dead On Arrival, Paige Couture
Dead On Arrival, Paige Couture
Honors Program Theses and Projects
No abstract provided.
Spellbound: A Collection Of Poems, Julie Alden Cullinane
Spellbound: A Collection Of Poems, Julie Alden Cullinane
The Graduate Review
This collection was written in the Fall 2021 semester of the Poetry Workshop given by Professor John Mulrooney. These 10 poems were a collection I worked on this semester and completed a cyclical personal cycle of work regarding the life of a student-mother-sister-daughter-employee.
Dispatch From Flipping A Record, Nicholas Howard
Dispatch From Flipping A Record, Nicholas Howard
The Graduate Review
“Dispatch From Flipping A Record" is a flash creative non-fiction piece written in first person. It opens with me holding a vinyl record between my two hands, poised to flip it over, but not rushing through this liminal moment. I ruminate on the intentionality of this space between songs. Next, I cast my gaze down onto the tracks carved in wax and compare them to a poem I am drafting back on my desk. The former is fixed and finished. The latter is rough and fluid. I draw hope for my poem that it too can have space to step …
The Bridge, Volume 19, 2022, Bridgewater State University
The Bridge, Volume 19, 2022, Bridgewater State University
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Managing Editor:
Grace Guindon
Editors:
Dakota Lopes
Jonathon Gillis
Stephanie Pizella
Meghan Joyce
Design Lead:
Cay Berman
Designers:
Lucy Flaherty
Jessica Hayes
Bao Huynh
Michael Seguer
Faculty Advisor:
Dr. Carrie Oeding
Design Advisor:
Professor Alain Blunt
Everyday Trauma: Narrativizing The Self In Chris Ware’S Graphic Novels, Jacob Bibeault
Everyday Trauma: Narrativizing The Self In Chris Ware’S Graphic Novels, Jacob Bibeault
Honors Program Theses and Projects
The term “graphic novel”—that is, a book-length narrative that employs the comics medium to tell its story—has entered into the vocabulary of comics enthusiasts and readers alike. But, despite the popularity of contemporary graphic novels, many graphic novelists began their careers writing underground comics that garnered little mainstream attention.
The Air That Moves Between Us, Maia Lynn Daschke
The Air That Moves Between Us, Maia Lynn Daschke
Honors Program Theses and Projects
When I enrolled in my first creative nonfiction workshop my junior year of college, I was immediately taken with the genre. I had always loved writing, but I had never written about myself. Growing up I wrote fiction, and as I got older my writing was entirely comprised of academic pieces only. As soon as the nonfiction workshop allowed me to write about myself, I began using writing as a form of therapy and self-help. I was able to work through my feelings on the page and turn my emotional trauma, my regrets, and my embarrassments into artwork, which has …
A Perfect Storm: Nonfiction On The Progression And Regression Of Anxiety, Amanda Guindon
A Perfect Storm: Nonfiction On The Progression And Regression Of Anxiety, Amanda Guindon
Honors Program Theses and Projects
From the moment I decided to write a creative nonfiction collection of essays for my thesis, I knew that anxiety would be my focus. Mental health awareness is on the uprise as it’s estimated by the National Institute of Mental Health that 31.1% of all United States adults will experience any anxiety disorder in their lives. While I knew anxiety would be an important topic to discuss in order to bring awareness to causes and effects of anxiety, I had no concept of the challenges I would face in portraying my mental health to an audience who may know nothing …
The Bridge, Volume 18, 2021, Bridgewater State University
The Bridge, Volume 18, 2021, Bridgewater State University
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Managing Editor:
Adam Blowers
Social Media Manager:
Lauren Pray
Lead Designer:
Katie Sheehan
Designers:
Racquel de Barros
Michelle Landry
Editors:
Elinor Ault
Katherine Ault
Glen Beaulieu
Fletcher Donohoe
Jessica Sweeney
Maya Wyatt
Faculty Advisor:
Professor Evan Dardano
Design Consultant:
Professor Alain Blunt
Big Nothing: A Story About Bicycles And The Girls Who Ride Them In The Heart Of West Texas, Keziah Staska
Big Nothing: A Story About Bicycles And The Girls Who Ride Them In The Heart Of West Texas, Keziah Staska
Honors Program Theses and Projects
Their one-way road trip had started the day before when they left their home in San Bernardino for the final time. Paisley was afraid of moving away from the city she grew up in, but not for the same reasons many children her age would be. . So, her social life wasn’t her primary concern when it came time to abandon her home. Instead, she was afraid to leave San Bernardino because she had memorized all the perfect bike routes within a thirty-mile radius. On the other, the fear that their new home would have insufficient routes and roads compared …
African American Literary Traditions In Justina Ireland’S Young Adult Novels Dread Nation And Deathless Divide, Gabrielle Sleeper
African American Literary Traditions In Justina Ireland’S Young Adult Novels Dread Nation And Deathless Divide, Gabrielle Sleeper
Honors Program Theses and Projects
Justina Ireland’s young adult novels Dread Nation (2017) and Deathless Divide (2020) tell the story of a Black girl by the name of Jane living in the aftermath of the Civil War, around 1880.
Cold Snap, Skylar Beauregard
Cold Snap, Skylar Beauregard
Master’s Theses and Projects
For my Master’s Thesis project, I will be writing an original piece of realistic fiction inspired by the “dirty realism” literary movement of the 20th century. This piece of fiction, at the end of these two semesters, will resemble a novella in length and style while focusing on execution and maintenance of profluence as an element of narrative craft. My first semester will be spent conducting topical research on female urban youth and modern sex work in the form of short interviews and field research, closely reading some relevant contemporary “dirty realism” pieces of fiction, and using craft-based handbooks to …
From Data Gathering To Classroom Policies: Ref Lecting On My First Sabbatical, Lisa M. Litterio
From Data Gathering To Classroom Policies: Ref Lecting On My First Sabbatical, Lisa M. Litterio
Bridgewater Review
No abstract provided.
The Bridge, Volume 17, 2020, Bridgewater State University
The Bridge, Volume 17, 2020, Bridgewater State University
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Managing Editor:
Sam Cave, Literature
Kiana Govoni, Web
Mary Redman, Art and Design
Editors:
Jennifer Bérard
Gabi D’Amelio
Rilee Granger
Kelsey Long, Cover Artist
Ian Mello
Syllina Ramalho
Erin Ryan
Faculty Advisor: Professor Sarah Fawn Montgomery
Consultant: Professor Alain Blunt, Design
Winter’S Last Gasp, Panteha Sanati Zaker
The Cedar Waxwing, Carolyn Masshardt
The Bridge, Volume 16, 2019, Bridgewater State University
The Bridge, Volume 16, 2019, Bridgewater State University
the bridge
Editor-in-Chief: Mialise Carney and Alex Everette
Design:
John Davey, Cover Artist
Seth Jefferson
Lindsey MacMurdo, Photography Editor
Hailey Mulvey
Editors:
Sydney Cabral
John Cahill
Jake Camara
Kellie Delaney
Erica Devonish
Gabriel Hazeldine
Katie McPherson
Ian Mello
Erin Ryan
Becca Todd
Hannah White
John Wilson
Faculty Advisor: Evan Dardano
Graduate Assistant: Jill Boger
Consultant: Cady Parker, Design
The Collective (A Novel): Part One, Jeffrey S. Davidson
The Collective (A Novel): Part One, Jeffrey S. Davidson
Master’s Theses and Projects
The novel in draft, “The Collective,” is the result of an eight-month effort, which began in one of Professor Bruce Machart’s writing workshops at Bridgewater State University, spring of 2016. It sat for a couple of years of minor edits and revisions while I waited for the opportunity to once again work with Professor Machart. What follows is the first of four sections of the novel, book one of four if you will. The first eighty pages of a significantly longer work, this thesis lays the footstones of a dramatic defamiliarization of the Santa Claus myth. I’ve turned everything about …
The Novel Mystique: Depictions Of Women In Novels Of The 1950s, Sarah Fender
The Novel Mystique: Depictions Of Women In Novels Of The 1950s, Sarah Fender
Honors Program Theses and Projects
No abstract provided.
Welcome To The Real World: A Skeptical Examination Of Working Class Life, Ryan O'Connor
Welcome To The Real World: A Skeptical Examination Of Working Class Life, Ryan O'Connor
Honors Program Theses and Projects
No abstract provided.
Pursuing My Chinese And American Dreams: Studying Abroad And Returning Home, Chien Wen Yu
Pursuing My Chinese And American Dreams: Studying Abroad And Returning Home, Chien Wen Yu
Bridgewater Review
No abstract provided.
Tracing My Lineage, Finding Myself, Sasha Link
Tracing My Lineage, Finding Myself, Sasha Link
Bridgewater Review
No abstract provided.