Emerson thesis -- Creative writing
Found in 364 Collections and/or Records:
Dukkha, 2016
"This collection of short stories attempts to explore the experiences of several characters of varying genders and age groups in their unique struggle to understand themselves and their places in the world. These stories deal with the complicated relationships of parents and children, the internal battles fought with mental illness, and the complex emotions of love and loss." --Abstract.
Dumpster Fires & Other Calamities, 2019
Earthitudes, 2018
"Earthitudes is a portmanteau of two words - 'earth' and 'magnitudes.' These poems have been generated from physical contact with the earth--specific geographies, locations, and the people who inhabit them. From these contact points, three poetic narratives are being woven together: a timely romance, a family drama, and the working-class backdrop that colors it all." --Abstract.
Eating Oceans, 2019
"This is a novel about what it means to be a daughter, and how relationships can morph and change with trauma. This novel is told from two points of view: the first is of a mother who is born during the Vietnam War and how she escapes from the country and immigrates to the United States as a refugee. The second is of her daughter, a second generation Asian American who must come to terms with her identity and her mother’s past when her mother passes away." -- Abstract
Empty corner, 2006
This collection of eight stories, all linked by various characters, focuses on the ways that men and women confront or avoid feelings of absence and isolation in their relationships with friends, lovers and relatives. -- abstract.
Essential Hands, Invisible Labor: The Lives of Black Migrants in America, 2023
Everything that is mine, everything that was yours, 2016
"A collection of short stories that examines the themes of loss, indecision, and peculiar circumstance."--Abstract.
Exact change only, 2017
Two short stories and an excerpt from The unbecoming of Ernie Thomson, a novel in progress.
Fake Chill, 2022
Falling into grace and other stories, 2006
This thesis project is a compilation of short stories, linked with the theme of resurrection. Each piece features a member of marginalized society claiming power for themselves, against outside forces. -- abstract.
Fat Therapist and Other Essays, 2022
Fifteen Pounds of Pressure, 2019
Fighting: Stories, 2019
"This stories [sic] explores the conflicts that exist in every relationship; whether platonic, familial, or romantic, diving into situations that force the protagonists to grapple with issues that they believed irrelivant to their situations. Through these experiences, the characters develop an ever-growing perspective of the complexities of the world they live in and come to a resolution within themselves that enables them to handle similar conflicts in the future." -- Abstract
Finding Bigfoot, 2022
First chair, 2018
Fitted sheet, 2017
The first half of a young adult novel centering around an up-and-coming YouTube star, deciding between family and fame. --Abstract.