DOI
https://doi.org/10.25772/4QDJ-F225
Defense Date
2017
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts
Department
English
First Advisor
Tom De Haven
Second Advisor
Susann Cokal
Third Advisor
Robin Ashworth
Abstract
This thesis is a collection of nine short stories about real people dealing with unreal problems. In one story, a small-town man answers a knock at his door, only to find three wisemen, who have followed a star and proclaimed him as their new messiah. In another, a reporter travels across the snowy length of Canada looking to interview people who have witnessed the Virgin Mary materialize above Toronto. Deranged Egyptologists, vampires with diseased blood, wacky witches, and unhappy mediums all inhabit tales whose landscapes span the distance between Chattanooga, Tennessee and the afterlife.
Rights
© The Author
Is Part Of
VCU University Archives
Is Part Of
VCU Theses and Dissertations
Date of Submission
7-12-2017