Adulthood

Overview

"Elizabeth Ring is a young woman in Ohio. She is a daughter, a sister, and will in all likelihood one day be a wife. She is also a firebrand, an iconoclast, a perfectionist, an artist, and a woman on the verge of addiction. The first few years of her adulthood form the basis of this thesis, in the form of a novel, intended as part of a longer work." -- Abstract

Overview "This collection of essays acts as a quilt of seemingly unrelated but interwoven tales that help to explain what makes the writer the person they are today. Through a retelling of relatable and quirky experiences, each essay encompasses some of the fears, trials, and desires associated with "adult" life. Whether it's dealing with growing up in a small Midwestern town, learning to cope with social anxiety and its triggers, conquering the fear of independence, or tackling more serious topics,...

Overview "My Married Friends is a TV pilot inspired by the experiences of my college roommates, each of whom found their life partners during our time in school. Set in the suburban landscape of 2024 Cleveland, Ohio, this narrative, though loosely rooted in real-life friendships, takes creative liberties to portray a young woman's journey of self-discovery and romantic pursuit amidst a backdrop of friends who have transitioned into various stages of adulthood. Designed as a single-camera, 30-minute,...

Overview "The Throats of Birds traverses adolescence, adulthood, relationships, and various cities to unpack how a life can be lived across borders, beyond both technical and emotional lines of demarcation. The collection centers a hybrid cultural experience that spans throughout the book, where the speaker is traveling on a journey that unfolds in three sections. In the first, the speaker charts her own intimate cartography of childhood and a coming-of-age narrative. In the second, the speaker...