Thesis (M.A.)--Florida State University, 2002. / Advisor: Mark Winegardner, Florida State University, Department of English. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed Sept. 22, 2003). Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.F.A.)--The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2008. / Directed by Lee Zacharias; submitted to the Dept. of English. Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Aug. 21, 2009).

Thesis (M.F.A.)--The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2008. / Directed by Lee Zacharias; submitted to the Dept. of English. Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Aug. 25, 2009).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1998. / Typescript. Vita. Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1998. / Typescript. Vita. Also available on the Internet.

The fourteen short fiction stories in this collection vary in style from Realism, Fantastic Realism, Romantic Realism, to Magical Realism. "Balconesto Enterprises," written in the first-person perspective and in the past tense, features a man working for a fake insurance company. "Maybelline, In the Tower," is about a man and woman acting out their medieval fantasies in secret in the woods. In "A Catalogue," a mysterious narrator introduces himself through a series of disguises. In "Millerstown, OH," a strange crash on the edge of town ignites a suburb's curiosity. An elderly man's vibrating house introduces paranormal activity in "The Holy House of Elyria." In "Reunion," a man reunites with an old friend for dinner, but is convinced his companion is an imposter. In "Another Gorgeous Morning," an audience watches a sit-com set in a post-apocalyptic world. "Four Short Tales," features four flash-fiction fables. In "The Issues We Face," three men strive to make sense of their town's collective odd behavior. In "The Legacy of Wahlter Rhume," a critic describes the works of a recently deceased horror writer. In "The Last Journey of Carl Oppenbach," the narrator navigates through the ancient Egyptian afterlife.

From the Oregon coast to the steppes of Mongolia, the seven short stories in this collection take the reader on a journey through the landscape of human experience. In the high desert of southeast Idaho, a mammalogist confronts his own predatory instincts. A sister laments the distance between herself and a brother studying climate change in Antarctica. A caregiver for an aging botanist learns the value of forgiveness. Love, loss and redemption--the relationships that define our lives--are here juxtaposed with the beauty and implacability of the natural world.

Thesis (M.A.)--Mississippi State University. Department of English. / Title from title screen. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--Mississippi State University. Department of English. / Title from title screen. Includes bibliographical references.

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