DOI
https://doi.org/10.25772/D2CN-GQ49
Defense Date
2022
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts
Department
English
First Advisor
Gretchen Comba
Second Advisor
Jessica Hendry Nelson
Third Advisor
Katy Resch George
Fourth Advisor
Michael R. Hall
Abstract
THE MASK, ON DRUMMING IN BANDS, AND OTHER STORIES AND ESSAYS
By Ty Phelps, MFA
A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts
at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Virginia Commonwealth University, 2022
Major Director: David Wojahn, Full Professor, Director of MFA, Department of English
Part 1: Short Fiction:
This short fiction is composed in a range of styles and genres, including fairy-tale, science fiction, contemporary modernist realism, flash fiction, and experimental fiction. The stories explore ideas of friendship, community, grief, and the dissolution of relationships and identity.
Part 2: Creative Nonfiction:
These essays, composed in a variety of forms including personal essay, flash essay, braided essay, and interview, explore themes of memory, family, nature, relationships, masculinity, and the creative impulse.
Rights
© The Author
Is Part Of
VCU University Archives
Is Part Of
VCU Theses and Dissertations
Date of Submission
7-7-2022