Morel Season, 2022
Scope and Content Note
The series contains Master's theses from 1943 to present. The theses consist of either a production book and a media component or solely a production book. The production books were originally submitted as physical bound copies, but were later submitted digitally. The physical production books are stored offsite and the digital production books are stored in the College's preservation repository.
The media components consist of U-matic tapes, VHS tapes, CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays and changed to digital submissions in 2020. There are also a handful of audiocassette tapes and one USB. The media components are stored onsite at the Archives.
Dates
- 2022
Creator
- Lepley, Coltt Winter (Person)
Conditions Governing Use
The thesis is restricted due to FERPA, permission from the author is required before you can view the thesis.
Extent
103 pages (103 pages)
Language of Materials
From the record group: English
From the record group: Chinese
From the record group: Spanish; Castilian
Overview
"Morel Season is a collection of gritty short stories by Coltt Winter Lepley that depict struggles new and old based around characters all subtly connected to the fictional area of Laurel County existing in the Appalachia region of the United States. Stories in this collection focus around the relationships and hard times of characters who are trying to navigate their way through the ash pile of the mythical American Dream, or at least what's offered to them from a region often overlooked, economically depressed, and dismissed. The parent-child relationship is explored, along with making the best of challenging situations. The collection does not shy away from discussing the reality of the Appalachian working class. As the sayings go, "You never leave Appalachia alive," or "You can take the person from Appalachia, but you can't take the Appalachia from them." This is true of the characters in Lepley's Morel Season." -- Abstract
Physical Location
RG 010.01B Writing, Literature & Publishing
Physical Description
103 pages
Repository Details
Part of the Emerson College Archives and Special Collections Repository
Walker Building, Room 223
120 Boylston Street
Boston Massachusetts 02116 United States
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archives@emerson.edu