DOI
https://doi.org/10.25772/00Y1-5K49
Author ORCID Identifier
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0915-2628
Defense Date
2018
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts
Department
English
First Advisor
Hanna Pylvainen
Second Advisor
Cristina Stanciu
Third Advisor
Dennis Danvers
Abstract
A Collection of Stories includes a novel excerpt, two non-fiction pieces, and a short story. The novel is the story of a young woman, Amina, who returns home after the death of her father. There she will confront members of her family about various secrets and acts of indiscretion. Amina keeps secrets herself, as she hid her lovers from her current husband. Writing is aphoristic and poet. One non-fiction essay is an examination of the effects of building design on the human psyche. The other is a postpartum journey through womanhood, as the speaker decides which parts of her past to reveal to her new daughter. The short story is about a sarcastic, young girl with Daddy issues.
Rights
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Is Part Of
VCU University Archives
Is Part Of
VCU Theses and Dissertations
Date of Submission
4-30-2018