Thesis (M.A.)--Florida State University, 2005. / Advisor: Robert Olen Butler, Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of English. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed Sept. 22, 2005). Document formatted into pages; contains vi, 94 pages.

Thesis (M.F.A.)--Boise State University, 2009. / Title from t.p. of PDF file (viewed May 18, 2010).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1984. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 411-443).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Florida State University, 2006. / Advisor: Robert Olen Butler, Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of English. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed Sept. 14, 2006). Document formatted into pages; contains vi, 167 pages.

Thesis (M.A.)--Florida State University, 2006. / Advisor: Elizabeth Stuckey-French, Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of English. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed Sept. 14, 2006). Document formatted into pages; contains iv, 27 pages.

Thesis (M.A.)--Florida State University, 2006. / Advisor: Ned Stuckey-French, Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of English. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed June 6, 2006). Document formatted into pages; contains v, 92 pages.

Thesis (M.F.A.)--San Jose State University, 2005. / Includes abstract. Subscription required for access to full text. ProQuest ; Also available via the World Wide Web ;

These are collected short stories all dealing to varying extents with the theme of being stuck or captured in an experience or in a moment gone past, often events of hardship or trauma. Some characters explore this territory in desperation, and some seem to become stoic reminders of these pasts, unable to accept the responsibility to move on and allow the experience to mature them and help them grow. I have concentrated on this theme as an aspect of suburbia, the kind of place in which I have grown up and where my characters spend the most time. This collection has been a personal journey for me as well as an exploration in character motivation through imagery depicting the key influential moments in these characters' lives. / by Kelly De Stefano. / Thesis (M.F.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2011. / Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2011.

This is a collection of short stories that flirt with non-traditional forms. They are character-driven pieces, in which plot is of secondary importance to the relationships created and established. Ambiguity and abstraction are valued, as is the balance between mood and humor. Scientific principles fuel some of the pieces here, most of which do not attempt to take place in reality, but rather create their own arena to contain the events that follow. / by George A. Christakis. / Thesis (M.F.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2011. / Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2011. / Content restricted to abstract and citation at the authors request

Language: the sounds of it, the richness of its rhythms, the connotative and the denotative meanings of words have all played a part in my development from a child to the adult I have become making a life for myself. Whether the words I heard flew like fiery darts, or whether they lifted my weary soul, I somehow always found they meant something to special me. Because of my love of language, I began early to read voraciously. The first novel that I read was Gone with the Wind. That story whisked my imagination to a dark and mysterious time and place that, along with the narrative powers of my mother, convinced me that Margaret Mitchell had recreated a real world from her imagination. I still have my own dream that there is a mysterious and hidden world waiting for me to recreate out of my imagination, too. / by Elisabeth S. James. / Thesis (M.F.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2013. / Includes bibliography. / Mode of access: World Wide Web. / System requirements: Adobe Reader.