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On Tubes, By Ted Stevens, Bryan M. Furuness Dec 2009

On Tubes, By Ted Stevens, Bryan M. Furuness

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

No abstract available


Dnd Pantoum, Brittany Szabo Dec 2009

Dnd Pantoum, Brittany Szabo

Student Creative Writing

No abstract provided.


Till, Jonathan Peter Moore Aug 2009

Till, Jonathan Peter Moore

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

till is a collection of poetry exclusively composed while the poet was a graduate student in the Creative Writing International Master of Fine Arts program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The manuscript includes ekphrastic reflections on William Eggleston's Guide and confronts regionalism, religion and past/present subjectivity.


Room, Vallie Lynn Watson May 2009

Room, Vallie Lynn Watson

Dissertations

Room is a short novel written at The University of Southern Mississippi. It is accompanied by a critical preface.


Untamed Ink, 2009, Lindenwood University Apr 2009

Untamed Ink, 2009, Lindenwood University

Untamed Ink

Untamed Ink was a creative writing magazine for Lindenwood University.


Man Of Steel, Bryan M. Furuness Apr 2009

Man Of Steel, Bryan M. Furuness

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

No abstract available.


The Natural Order Of Things: Stories, Gene Albamonte Jan 2009

The Natural Order Of Things: Stories, Gene Albamonte

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The Natural Order of Things is a collection of unrelated short stories that focuses on the love, despair, happiness and sorrow prevalent in relationships. Another common thread is how the lack of communication between family, friends and lovers can create burdens that, in some cases, are simply too heavy to lift. Some of the stories have a humorous voice while dealing with those burdens. Many others deal with the complexities of those emotions in a more somber tone. These fictional stories are completely unrelated to each other, and yet they all aim to shine a light on life's conflicts--and on …


My Grandfather's Swing, Sara M. Harenchar Jan 2009

My Grandfather's Swing, Sara M. Harenchar

The Mercury

No abstract provided.


How Did You Ever Get These To Grow In Decatur?, Samuel D. Harrison Jan 2009

How Did You Ever Get These To Grow In Decatur?, Samuel D. Harrison

The Mercury

No abstract provided.


Flaming Red Wig, Carla Christina Howl Jan 2009

Flaming Red Wig, Carla Christina Howl

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

"Flaming Red Wig" is a collection of short stories and prose poems with a critical preface. Both the preface and the creative work explore notions of artifice, apposition and entering into a text (both written and character) with stillness or intrusion. I try to create an examination and communion with language on much the same level, ultimately yielding a musicality that creates a rhythmic discourse and dynamic between the significance and the notion. The title of my thesis refers to the obvious motif of artifice and the reoccurring theme of emotional pain attached to gender and humanistic role within specific …


Profesera, Marisa Rojas Jan 2009

Profesera, Marisa Rojas

The Mercury

No abstract provided.


Threaded Flesh, Lauren A. Schmidt Jan 2009

Threaded Flesh, Lauren A. Schmidt

The Mercury

No abstract provided.


Protecting Cole, Emily Ricketson Jan 2009

Protecting Cole, Emily Ricketson

The Mercury

No abstract provided.


The Mercury 2009 Jan 2009

The Mercury 2009

The Mercury

No abstract provided.


Gentle Fingers, John A. Mazzoni Jan 2009

Gentle Fingers, John A. Mazzoni

The Mercury

No abstract provided.


Caution, Lauren R. Barrett Jan 2009

Caution, Lauren R. Barrett

The Mercury

No abstract provided.


He Kisses His Pillow, Matthew W. Barrett Jan 2009

He Kisses His Pillow, Matthew W. Barrett

The Mercury

No abstract provided.


Getting Lost, Sarah R. Flynn Jan 2009

Getting Lost, Sarah R. Flynn

The Mercury

No abstract provided.


Education, Lee A. Blaser Jan 2009

Education, Lee A. Blaser

The Mercury

No abstract provided.


Pot O' Gold, Christopher J. Stiteler Jan 2009

Pot O' Gold, Christopher J. Stiteler

The Mercury

No abstract provided.


A Platform In Reality, Matthew W. Barrett Jan 2009

A Platform In Reality, Matthew W. Barrett

The Mercury

No abstract provided.


Mirror, Mirror, Lawrence R. Sneeringer Jan 2009

Mirror, Mirror, Lawrence R. Sneeringer

The Mercury

No abstract provided.


Break The Sky: An Exploration Of Ethics With Swords And Superheroes, Kris Miranda Jan 2009

Break The Sky: An Exploration Of Ethics With Swords And Superheroes, Kris Miranda

Honors Theses

In an extended piece of speculative fiction (specifically, a cross between the sword-and-sorcery and superhero genres), I try to explore the complexities of ethical deliberation in difficult circumstances. Through my protagonist I also present an “alternative” to Enlightenment ethics. I’ve referred to this alternative as an “ethics of the badass and the beautiful,” a little (but only a little) jokingly. The reason for doing all of this through fiction, and not a conventional philosophical paper, is that I believe my ethical education started in stories, and it’s still in good stories and the creative exploration of concretely realized personalities (as …


Through Windows, Sarah E. Jones Jan 2009

Through Windows, Sarah E. Jones

Theses

This short story collection focuses on the female perspective and expectations based on a host of influences: familial, cultural, and mythical. Even in extraordinary circumstances decisions are made about how to lives one's life. The collection explores the context in which women put their life experiences and personal relationships, and the space needed to consider these things. Readers familiar with Lorrie Moore's short fiction may find echoes of her solitary souls in these stories.


No Serenade For Spies, Cedric T. Jackson Jan 2009

No Serenade For Spies, Cedric T. Jackson

Theses

The focus and purpose of this thesis has resulted in the culmination of a full-length novel. Since fiction is most often categorized by a specific genre, the actions and motivations in terms of characters and plot development will more than likely place this particular project in the genre of either a spy novel or action thriller. The introductory essay further elaborates on my journey as a writer, and the creative process behind the writing of No Serenade for Spies.

From the outset the goal was to create a plot-driven story with strong as well as interesting and believable characters. …


Smack In The Day Of Distemper, Nancy J. Baumann Jan 2009

Smack In The Day Of Distemper, Nancy J. Baumann

Theses

Not available.


Rockwood Revisited: More Exciting Tales From The "Hood", James A. Clay Jan 2009

Rockwood Revisited: More Exciting Tales From The "Hood", James A. Clay

Theses

The fol lowing essay and two short stories introduce a sequel to the book, The Rockwood Files: Tales from the Hood, which I wrote and published in 2002. The working title of the sequel is Rockwood Revisited. The original work is a collection of inspirational short stories that tell how several courageous inner city residents struggled to rise above obstacles they faced in search of a better life. Set in the fictional neighborhood known as Rockwood Square on Chicago's Westside, the stories chronicle life experiences of several of the neighborhood's past and present residents as seen through the eyes of …


Rock Child, Deborah Garwood Jan 2009

Rock Child, Deborah Garwood

Theses

Physician Lawrence "Doc" Bass lives in Ellington, Missouri. Forced to close his practice due to crippling arthritis, Doc has resigned himself to early retirement-until the day he meets Aubrey, a boy with an unusual birthmark on his back. Aubrey fits perfectly into the already quirky family of Hickcocks. He may be just a child, but strange things-good things-begin to happen whenever Aubrey is around. But not all of the Ellington folks feel the same way about him; some have an agenda for the boy. Doc, his good friend Sheriff Baines, and a host of other folks come in contact with …


Past Due: A Collection Of Poems, Byron Lee Jan 2009

Past Due: A Collection Of Poems, Byron Lee

Theses

"Past Due" is a co1lection of poems written almost entirely in free verse and almost exclusively based on personal experience. I find, at least at this point in my growth as a writer, that when I try to adhere to poetic structure, I feel confined. My style is sparse because I feel that this aesthetic best cuts to the emotion I'm trying to convey. I also love playing with line breaks, since I find that doing so can give several lines in a poem their own statement, like each poem makes its own statement even when bound in a co1Iection …


The Mockingbird, Department Of Art And Design, East Tennessee State University, Department Of Literature And Language, East Tennessee State University Jan 2009

The Mockingbird, Department Of Art And Design, East Tennessee State University, Department Of Literature And Language, East Tennessee State University

The Mockingbird

Maja Savic [Yuko, No. 2]; Brian Bowman[Circadian]; Tina "Kitty" Michael [Comperhension]; Kellye Evans [The Seven Crows]; Whitney L. Ellison [Deej]; Robert Kottage [Attention Deflicit Dingo]; David Mazure [Door]; Samantha Gregory [Education???]; Matthew Israel Byrge [Reading Beckett: A Fragment]; Reese Chamness [Lines in Space IA]; Meara Bridges [Your Words are like the Ocean]; Amanda Kate Rigell [Crossing Over]; Seth Arnall [HIV Baby Rattle]; Kimberly Foli [Oburoni Reflections]; Nicole Osborne [Starting Resist]; Jasen Bacon [The Office of Tipton, Hersch, and Long, Plastic Surgeons, No Smoking]; Shanon Kelley [Round Trip on the Rainbow Tail]; Isaac Wilson [Converstion Sur la Terrasse]; Hailey Eaton [Untitled]