Date of Award
Spring 5-2025
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
English/Creative Writing
First Advisor
John Fulton
Second Advisor
Eileen Pollack
Third Advisor
Askold Melnyczuk
Abstract
Of Blood and Bone thematically explores the boundaries of family and one’s individual personhood within their family. This collection investigates the connection between the visceral truths our bodies hold and the private internal musings of our minds. The stories feature the voices of a determined ten-year-old girl, a wandering spirit mired in guilt, a young adult trapped within a distorted self-reality, and a man grieving a son who was never born. Focused on the subjects of loss, shame, and finding one’s place in relation to others, the thesis questions the veracity of the truths we know via emotion and intellect versus our more immediate sensory experiences. The thesis serves to answer the question: is emotional and cognitive truth compatible with the experiences of our bodies?
Recommended Citation
Puffer, Ashley, "Of Blood and Bone" (2025). Graduate Masters Theses. 903.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/masters_theses/903
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