Date Available
4-29-2022
Year of Publication
2022
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Document Type
Master's Thesis
College
Arts and Sciences
Department/School/Program
English
First Advisor
Andrew Milward
Abstract
This thesis consists of four pieces of short fiction workshopped as part of the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program at the University of Kentucky. Themes and topics explored include familial dynamics, depictions of childhood and coming of age, solitude, adverse psychological effects of toxic masculinity, natural sphere as sanctuary and source of spiritual renewal, and sense of place.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2022.130
Funding Information
This thesis was supported by the University of Kentucky through tuition scholarship and teaching assistantship funds awarded from 2020 to 2022.
Recommended Citation
Bond, Kevin, "Short Story Collection" (2022). Theses and Dissertations--English. 137.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/english_etds/137