Title
Date of Award
Spring 2017
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
English
Committee Director
John McManus
Committee Member
Janet Peery
Committee Member
Joe Jackson
Abstract
Dead Cooks is a collection of short stories set in the cities of Austin and San Antonio Texas. Some recurring themes throughout the collection are class exploitation, addiction, and cycles of abuse. Characters often feel trapped in their lives as they try to resist the cycles in which they are trapped. They mostly fail, but sometimes find moments of strange grace, solidarity, and connection.
ISBN
9780355099942
Recommended Citation
Lawhon, Aaron D.. "Dead Cooks" (2017). Master of Fine Arts (MFA), thesis, English, Old Dominion University, https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/english_etds/29
ORCID
0000-0002-8911-6717