With The Light Caught Between,
2015
Northern Michigan University
With The Light Caught Between, Albert M. Jacoby
All NMU Master's Theses
Although Henry and Claire Lumens are twins, their high school lives couldn’t be more opposite. Henry enjoys sketching, looking at handsome boys, and reading about fantastical places, but his shy and pensive nature means he battles demons of his own every day in the gym locker room. Claire, however, loves the world she lives in, which is easy because she’s bossy, clever, and stunning. On their seventeenth birthday, their grandmother gives them a gift that will take them to a fantastical world. Despite their ignorance of the world’s existence, their grandmother insists it’s their birthplace, and the only way they …
16-Bit Ghouls: A Novella,
2015
Northern Michigan University
16-Bit Ghouls: A Novella, Alyssa M. Bersine
All NMU Master's Theses
This novella follows twenty-something phone psychic and recluse, Jane, whose dead brother haunts her Super Nintendo. When he prompts Jane to find his killer, she must learn how to navigate a world where he is absent. Jane struggles not only with the ghost, but also with letting go of the nostalgia and anxiety that prevent her from moving on with her life. 16-Bit Ghouls is a story about grief and growing-up.
Missing Photos,
2015
SUNY Geneseo
The Contract,
2015
SUNY Geneseo
Our Babies Are Coming Home,
2015
SUNY Geneseo
Mr. Davey, President Of The World,
2015
SUNY Geneseo
Mr. Davey, President Of The World, Keara Hagerty
Gandy Dancer Archives
No abstract provided.
The Ballad Of Summer '72,
2015
SUNY Geneseo
Galatea In Blue,
2015
SUNY Geneseo
The Stella Stories,
2015
Seton Hall University
The Stella Stories, Francesca Phillippy
Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)
The first three sections of a longer work.
Las Vegas Paperboy,
2015
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Las Vegas Paperboy, Matthew O'Brien
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
I’m an author and journalist who has lived in Las Vegas since 1997. My first book, Beneath the Neon: Life and Death in the Tunnels of Las Vegas, chronicles my adventures in the city’s underground flood channels. My second book, My Week at the Blue Angel: And Other Stories from the Storm Drains, Strip Clubs, and Trailer Parks of Las Vegas, is a creative-nonfiction collection set in off-the-beaten-path Vegas. These two books grew out of my eight years as a writer and editor for Las Vegas CityLife alternative-weekly paper.
I enrolled in UNLV’s MFA creative-writing program in the fall of …
The Escape Artists,
2015
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
The Escape Artists, Daniel Gene Hernandez
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
My thesis, “The Escape Artists”, is a collection of short fiction that represents most of the work I did as a creative writing master’s student. The title is taken from my longest story, a narrative about a young man’s struggle to avoid violence in a federal prison. As a title, “The Escape Artists” also captures major themes in my other stories; characters often pursue emotional escapism or literally seek to evade predators in my fiction. As a writer, I often explore breakdowns in social order, so my stories tend to be set in turbulent, oppressive political climates or else inside …
Comedown,
2015
Boise State University
Comedown, Lacey Daley
Boise State University Theses and Dissertations
These stories examine the private spaces we keep within ourselves, and the people we claim to know best. The characters are not connected by place or time, but rather their struggles to learn the same lesson: the body is bound to fail us. “Comedown” explores love and loss beyond what is expected and each story ends with the discovery that these emotions are not always visceral.
Volume 17, Issue 2: Full Issue,
2015
Butler University
About "An Apology For Idlers",
2015
Butler University
About "An Apology For Idlers", Barbara J. Fisher
Manuscripts
I am in complete argument with Robert Louis Stevenson in his essay An Apology for Idlers. However, I cannot help wishing he were here today, so that he could tell me how to accomplish the nearly insurmountable task of being a successful idler...
A Characterization Of Amarantha,
2015
Butler University
A Characterization Of Amarantha, Robert Malsberry
Manuscripts
Any attempt to characterize the heroine, Arnarantha, must first reveal her environment. One of the most backward sections in North Carolina is the setting, and the reader is made vividly aware of this' typical "Tobacco Road" backdrop. Amarantha is a farm girl-used to farm life and used to handling animals. The simplification of her name to the harsh and ugly "Mare" fully illustrates the crudeness and coarseness she is exposed to from birth. The author emphasizes Amarantha's faulty speech traits, but the reader feels no contempt for her-s-only pity for her lack of a normal educational background. Along with the …
Idler Meets Mr. Machine-Man,
2015
Butler University
Idler Meets Mr. Machine-Man, Paul Ross
Manuscripts
IDLER PAUSED to brush the beads of sweat, worry, from his forehead. He watched as the droplets fell to the dusty road of Life, landing in the footprint of the traveler several yards ahead of him. He studied the footprints, concluding that they were made by a person in great haste. This realization caused a cloud of gloom to pass over Idler's face, for he hated to see anyone in such a predicament. No person in this world can be enjoying himself when he has imbibed that destructive potion, Hurry, as this poor soul has evidently done, he decided...
The Luxury Of Idleness,
2015
Butler University
The Luxury Of Idleness, Catherine Cowan
Manuscripts
Living has almost become a lost art...
Why You Should Have A Dictionary,
2015
Butler University
Why You Should Have A Dictionary, Richard Orman
Manuscripts
Think, if you will, what talent might have been given to the world if little Johnnie had had a large unabridged dictionary. With such an aid he might have been able to reach the piano keys. But no, his family had no such helpful device. Alas, he had no way to reach those beautifully noisy keys, and instead of becoming a great, although underpaid, musician, he had to lay bricks and amass great wealth in later life.
The Meaning Of Democracy,
2015
Butler University
The Meaning Of Democracy, Shirley Stillwell
Manuscripts
...In Gracie's vivid imagination, her chance to enjoy Iife's most exciting luxuries will come only if Herman is made of more than common clay. If he can provide the best, she can make the most of it; if not, her lot will be none the worse. A girl can dream and sometimes, it does no harm for her to do a little dreaming for her boy friend.
It's Been Lovely, But-,
2015
Butler University
It's Been Lovely, But-, Joe Owens
Manuscripts
MANY'S THE DAY I have toted peppermint patties to a hostess, but this is the first time I have come bearing a brickbat. Before proceeding to bash the hand that feeds me, let me say hurriedly that if any hostesses, after reading this, want to come to my glass house, they are cordially invited and may bring their own stones. Without further dodging, I shall get on with this bread-and-brickbat affair...
