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  • Houses along fourth street

    Creator:
    Yee, Ann L.
    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...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis

  • Stillness

    Creator:
    Lont, Steven
    Abstract:
    This collection of stories explores moments of stillness in human relationships: moments during an argument when there is nothing to say, moments of quiet contemplation which precedes inevitable--and often unwelcome--life changes, moments of frustration, confusion, despair, and grace. In the chaotic lives of these characters, stillness is neither tranquil nor...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    book about the effect of the bombings on Japanese children. Lately, sh&d been reading about the war to

  • Scenes from the Tarot

    Creator:
    Stephens, Nia C.
    Abstract:
    Scenes from the Tarot is a novella that explores the desire to control time. The narrator, Truth Aiken, spurred by fear of her own death, recounts the story of her sister Beauty's death and its effects on Truth's highly unusual family. Proceeding backwards through time, Truth describes her tumultuous relationships...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis

  • The athlete and two stories

    Creator:
    McDonnell, Peter A.
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this document is to display a portion of the work I have completed over the last two years. The Athlete is the recently written opening to a novel of the same name. I've decided not to excerpt a longer section of the novel because the novel isn't...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    , Charity Shumway, Kate McIntyre, Alison Ruch, Wendy Oleson, Jess Baker, Takken Bush, and especially Sarah

  • Northwest of normal

    Creator:
    Larison, John J.
    Abstract:
    Northwest of Normal is the first part of a novel that takes place along an imaginary Oregon river called the Ipsyniho. The story grows from valley’s fertile loam like a blackberry vine, entangling a group of locals—fly fishing guides and midwives, artists and dope growers—just as a posse of wealthy...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis