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To Soar Above The Apple Grove: Stories, Emily V. Doseck 2014 Northern Michigan University

To Soar Above The Apple Grove: Stories, Emily V. Doseck

All NMU Master's Theses

The stories written for this thesis revolve around the idea of lesbian characters finding, and in some cases losing, love in the young adult genre. Each piece differs in time period and setting, but all take the typical ‘tragic’ stereotype of queer fiction and prove that everyone deserves a chance at love. All three pieces also contain elements of magic, ranging from the black magic associated with the witches of Salem to the whimsical magic of fairy tales. First love is a time of discovery and new joy for so many, and queer literature could use more of these positive …


Hotel Bukovyna, Rebecca Ann Bosshart 2014 University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Hotel Bukovyna, Rebecca Ann Bosshart

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

This collection of short stories and first chapter of a novella take place in the historical area of Bukovyna, the beech tree land, partly located in Chernivetska region, western Ukraine. On the edge of it, or under it, or traveling to and from it, in contemporary time. I've been occupied with "the outsider," represented here, and where the seven stories reside, by the giant grande dame tourist hotel on Main Street, across from Shevchenko Park, in Chernivtsi, the region's city center. The occupants: the outsider looking in and around. Outsiders looking at other outsiders. An outsider being welcomed in. Most …


Going Anywhere: Stories, David Armstrong 2014 University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Going Anywhere: Stories, David Armstrong

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Growing up in a rural, Appalachian town, I recognized that tight-lipped doggedness was a mark of strength. As a writer, I became intrigued by how I might portray people whose defining attributes were silence, how essentially to give voice to voicelessness. The answer for me was to begin exploring place as an origin of inner expression. The stories in Going Anywhere track people moving through the landscape, their journeys, often destinationless, traversing the space between life's dark realities and the fantastic leaps of faith we all make to survive. A father seeks out a way to deal with the unexpected …


Still Circling The Sun, Stefan Rafael DeLaGarza 2014 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Still Circling The Sun, Stefan Rafael Delagarza

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This work is a collection of traditional and experimental short stories that explore dynamic human relationships in a variety of settings: a bunker, a beach, and a family home, to name a few. Each character is on a journey to find deeper meaning in his or her life, and oftentimes, this means finding a path to forgiveness.


Prologue To Dogs Of God, Pinckney Benedict 2014 The University of San Francisco

Prologue To Dogs Of God, Pinckney Benedict

Ontario Review

Pinckney Benedict of Lewisburg, West Virginia, is the recipient of the 1986 Nelson Algren Award. He has published two collections of short fiction, Town Smokes (OR Press, 1987) and The Wrecking Yard (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 1992). His first novel, Dogs of God (Nan A. Talese/ Doubleday), is scheduled for publication in January 1994.


The Physicist's Basement, Nora Culik 2014 Claremont Colleges

The Physicist's Basement, Nora Culik

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

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Front Matter, 2014 Colby College

Front Matter

Colby Magazine

The Fifty Percent Solution
Chapter 2: Watt's Up, Doc?


Contributors, Westview Staff 2014 Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Contributors, Westview Staff

Westview

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The Smooth Path, Audrey Lentz 2014 Southwestern Oklahoma State University

The Smooth Path, Audrey Lentz

Westview

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Tail, Robert Rothman 2014 Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Tail, Robert Rothman

Westview

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Funding, James Nicola 2014 Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Funding, James Nicola

Westview

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Strands, Ashley Underwood 2014 Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Strands, Ashley Underwood

Westview

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Pŭ Tōng Huà, Tonya Ward Singer 2014 Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Pŭ Tōng Huà, Tonya Ward Singer

Westview

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Two Minutes In The Spotlight: Singing At The Sunshine Theater When I Was Five Years Old, Ann Applegarth 2014 Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Two Minutes In The Spotlight: Singing At The Sunshine Theater When I Was Five Years Old, Ann Applegarth

Westview

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Kansas Sonneteer, Lora K. Reiter 2014 Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Kansas Sonneteer, Lora K. Reiter

Westview

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Into Paradise, David Wyatt 2014 Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Into Paradise, David Wyatt

Westview

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He Still Dances, John Nizalowski 2014 Southwestern Oklahoma State University

He Still Dances, John Nizalowski

Westview

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The Books Of The Dead, Ben Myers 2014 Southwestern Oklahoma State University

The Books Of The Dead, Ben Myers

Westview

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Not Enough, Mary Soon Lee 2014 Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Not Enough, Mary Soon Lee

Westview

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The Shattered Image, Lynn Hoggard 2014 Southwestern Oklahoma State University

The Shattered Image, Lynn Hoggard

Westview

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