Date of Award
Spring 5-2019
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.F.A.
Degree Program
Creative Writing
Department
English
Major Professor
Barton, Fredrick
Second Advisor
Johnson, Barb
Third Advisor
Walsh, M. O.
Abstract
The First Rule of Improv is a collection of fictional short stories concerned with loss, life’s unfairness, the weight of the past, and how people succeed or fail in coping. Each story explores these notions through its characters, who vary wildly in terms of both dramatic severity and success in the face of adversity, with the first rule of improv—to accept and build—being suggested by the author as the healthiest manner of approach, if not necessarily the easiest.
Recommended Citation
Gilder, John M., "The First Rule of Improv" (2019). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 2607.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2607
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