Semester
Summer
Date of Graduation
2006
Document Type
MFA Creative Writing Thesis
Degree Type
MFA
College
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
Department
English
Committee Chair
Gail Galloway Adams
Abstract
This collection explores the realms of fear in the real and gothic landscapes of the living. The characters, isolated by both social class and personal choice, find themselves defined by single events in which they must face their greatest fears. Some embrace it, some run from it. In pursuing their desires, they realize that desires exist merely because there is a void to fill, and it is this filling of the void which has been their driving force. These voids, however, are dark, empty places which occupy a subtle, outward presence in real life, but are, to many, best left unexplored.
Recommended Citation
VanderMeulen, Matt, "Small People Want a Big World (collected stories)" (2006). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 4277.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/4277
Embargo Reason
Permanent Embargo – MFA Creative Writing