Date of Award

Spring 2006

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

Department

English

Program/Concentration

Creative Writing

Committee Director

Michael Pearson

Committee Member

Janet Peery

Committee Member

David Metzger

Call Number for Print

Special Collections; LD4331.E64 S38 2006

Abstract

Originally conceived as a series of memory exercises, the essays contained in Breathing Space: Memories and Stories soon became a platform for examining the lore of my past. These meditations brought forth fragments, perceptions, and reactions that seemed connected to the present in some powerful, yet mysterious way; unruly images and sensations that became potent tools for revealing the stories echoing through my life.

The essays contained here have their basis in the facts and fictions of my own life, but more importantly, they are explorations of memory's role in creating story. These essays are a quest for understanding both the nature and the act of remembering, as well as the power of story to create a sense of self for navigating the inner and outer landscapes of meaning.

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DOI

10.25777/w39g-4p81

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