Date of Award
5-2022
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.F.A.
Degree Program
Creative Writing
Department
English
Major Professor
Johnson, Barbara
Second Advisor
Walsh, Milton O'Neal Jr.
Third Advisor
Rutledge, Bruce
Abstract
In “The Void,” a town is driven to violence when their nefarious wishing-well threatens to swallow them all. In “Love Struck,” Jenny finds love with a man who has an unusual physical deformity. In “Epicene Creek,” Ryan meets his girlfriend’s family, but discovers they have some strange ideas about marriage and family. In “Transformation,” a lucky woman spontaneously molts into a socially desirable blue reptile. In “Folk Medicine,” Shell takes alternative medicine home to her abusive husband. In “Nail in the Coffin,” a woman wars with an unidentified thief over missing Halloween decorations. In “The Disappearance,” Doug investigates a monster from his childhood after another boy goes missing. In “The Secrets of Glass,” Evander learns the craft of glassmaking, but has self-serving plans for this knowledge. In “Under His Skin,” Thurman struggles to care for his ill and temperamental grandmother and befriends a neighbor who is not what she seems.
Recommended Citation
Nickel, Ashley, "Tales from the Void" (2022). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 2971.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2971
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