Date of Award
5-1-2011
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts
Department
Creative Writing
First Advisor
Lordan, Beth
Abstract
This collection of short fiction explores the lives of characters that find themselves situated along physical, emotional, and metaphorical borders. Using a variety of literary constructions, the collection examines the reactions of these characters to their position along the various edges they encounter.
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