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Todd In Eternity, E. J. Pettinger
Todd In Eternity, E. J. Pettinger
Boise State University Theses and Dissertations
This work represents the first significant portion of a novel in progress. It is a first-person narration following a teenage boy’s involvement with a modern-day prophet. The story examines the nature of visionary belief systems and the ways in which they can degrade a person’s connection to the everyday world. The bulk of the narrative is concerned with the protagonist’s struggle to escape the dark dream of the prophet and reconnect to the plain givenness of the world. The narrative explores the religious use of horror and glory as visionary elements, and the role of humor and affection in the …
Initiate, Becca Anderson
Initiate, Becca Anderson
Boise State University Theses and Dissertations
After the sudden death of her father, sixteen-year-old Cal Townsend is sent to live with her estranged maternal grandmother on one of Wisconsin’s Apostle Islands. She soon learns that she is descended from a long line of practicing witches.
The Body Experience, Jacqueline Sizemore
The Body Experience, Jacqueline Sizemore
Boise State University Theses and Dissertations
After a deadly disease sends a jaded college graduate to an isolation ward, a virtual technology provides all the escape she could dream of. When her life collides with an abused woman fleeing across the country, they both struggle to find each other before it is too late.