Abstract:
This thesis consists of four short stories and Chapter 1 of a novel in progress. Each of
the four stories are thematically linked through a common protagonist, Nancy, and
through a relatively chronological following of events in her life. I chose to tell Nancy's
stories in an attempt to gain a better understanding of my own. While Chapter 1 of
Hensley House is not thematically linked to the first four pieces, its inclusion as the last
piece herein suggests a graduation from a largely autobiographical focus to a broader
view of complex themes and multiple perspectives of those themes.
