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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

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

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

Honors Program Theses and Projects

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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

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

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