First Advisor

Thomas Bissell

Date of Publication

2011

Document Type

Closed Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in Creative Writing

Department

English

Language

English

Subjects

Short stories -- Fiction

DOI

10.15760/etd.1292

Physical Description

1 online resource (ii, 159 p.)

Abstract

The fourteen short fiction stories in this collection vary in style from Realism, Fantastic Realism, Romantic Realism, to Magical Realism. "Balconesto Enterprises," written in the first-person perspective and in the past tense, features a man working for a fake insurance company. "Maybelline, In the Tower," is about a man and woman acting out their medieval fantasies in secret in the woods. In "A Catalogue," a mysterious narrator introduces himself through a series of disguises. In "Millerstown, OH," a strange crash on the edge of town ignites a suburb's curiosity. An elderly man's vibrating house introduces paranormal activity in "The Holy House of Elyria." In "Reunion," a man reunites with an old friend for dinner, but is convinced his companion is an imposter. In "Another Gorgeous Morning," an audience watches a sit-com set in a post-apocalyptic world. "Four Short Tales," features four flash-fiction fables. In "The Issues We Face," three men strive to make sense of their town's collective odd behavior. In "The Legacy of Wahlter Rhume," a critic describes the works of a recently deceased horror writer. In "The Last Journey of Carl Oppenbach," the narrator navigates through the ancient Egyptian afterlife.

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http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/6949

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