Date of Award

Spring 5-28-2025

Document Type

Campus Access Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

Department

English/Creative Writing

First Advisor

Askold Melnyczuk

Second Advisor

Chelsey Grasso

Third Advisor

Eileen Pollack

Abstract

SILK & TENDONS is a collection of short stories that examines graceless collisions with the natural world, the intricacies of shame, and the effects of grudges against family, nature, and the self. These six stories are, in many ways, an exploration of the primal. Who are we when no one is looking?

Set against the backdrop of the Southeast, many of these stories delve into the carnivorous qualities of Florida, as characters battle the unforgivable forces of sinkholes, snakes, and hurricane season.

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