Date of Award
Fall 12-2016
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.F.A.
Degree Program
Creative Writing
Department
English
Major Professor
Randolph Bates
Second Advisor
Carolyn Hembree
Third Advisor
Richard Goodman
Abstract
This collection of essays meditates on connection and how it is formed and severed. Several pieces consider lasting or arbitrary connections, like those holding together members of a family or the bridges joining two sides of a city. Some consider more tenuous bonds, such as the chance meeting of near-strangers or the moment shared between a child and a dying mouse. Indeed, many pieces consider the ways in which characters are bound to life – and to death.
Recommended Citation
Reisner, Alexandra E., "Brief Encounters" (2016). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 2270.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2270
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