My thesis 'Swamp Fire' began with the essay of the same name. After I wrote this essay, I decided to do a nonfiction thesis and began asking my family questions. I wanted to know about my parents' struggles, about how we ended up where we did. The answers often surprised me and created new questions. I learned about the lives of my parents, then grandparents, then great grandparents and as the pieces came together, I realized that my family history is much richer than what I had assumed. There is still so much to say, so much to write and perhaps my initial vision was too ambitious for a thesis. As of now, my thesis works as a beginning, a draft, a road map to what will become a much longer manuscript. 'Swamp Fire' is the thesis version of the book I want to write about my family. / A Thesis submitted to the Department of English in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts. / Summer Semester, 2008. / July 2, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references. / Diane Roberts, Professor Directing Thesis; David Kirby, Committee Member; James Kimbrell, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_183595 |
| Contributors | Singletary, Stephanie (authoraut), Roberts, Diane (professor directing thesis), Kirby, David (committee member), Kimbrell, James (committee member), Department of English (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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