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- Title
- "Strange Snow" and other stories.
- Creator
- DeJong, Laura Quinlan, Florida Atlantic University, Bucak, Ayse Papatya
- Abstract/Description
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Weather assists in shaping our reality. It is an unalterable condition of the world that we are born into. This short story collection aims to present the nuances of weather. It attempts to acknowledge wind, rain, snow and lightning as forces that shape the world of its characters, forces that even influence the structure of the story itself. In some cases, weather acts as metaphor; in others, the weather seeks to alter language itself. The beauty of a snowflake resides in image and language.
- Date Issued
- 2005
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13293
- Subject Headings
- Symbolism in literature, Fiction--Technique, Weather--Literary collections, Short stories--Collections
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Happenstance and Circumstance: A Collection of Short Stories.
- Creator
- Storms, Winifred M., Bucak, Ayse Papatya, Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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This short story collection is a meditation on happenstance and circumstance as played out in each character's life often catalyzed through the introduction of an unknown element: whether that element be a new character, perspective, or knowledge. Stylistically, the voice of the narration is colorful and humorous though the subject matter may be of the melancholic or macabre variety. The point of view changes from first to third, depending on the story and main character; however, the...
Show moreThis short story collection is a meditation on happenstance and circumstance as played out in each character's life often catalyzed through the introduction of an unknown element: whether that element be a new character, perspective, or knowledge. Stylistically, the voice of the narration is colorful and humorous though the subject matter may be of the melancholic or macabre variety. The point of view changes from first to third, depending on the story and main character; however, the unifying factors of this collection is that each character is changed because of a loss, whether metaphoric or literal.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2008
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000967
- Subject Headings
- Symbolism in literature, Short stories, American--Collections
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Her Own House.
- Creator
- Vann, Kim McCoy, Bucak, Ayse Papatya, Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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This collection of eight short stories explores the themes of nonconformity, selfacceptance, and transformation. Characters confront religious, racial, and moral issues, which result in overcoming some internal or external challenge. The stories are told with magical, satirical, and traditional story-telling elements. For example, "The Liberation of Mammy" is about a slave who uses her secret pancake recipe to cause a distraction that allows her to escape from bondage; "Her Own House," is...
Show moreThis collection of eight short stories explores the themes of nonconformity, selfacceptance, and transformation. Characters confront religious, racial, and moral issues, which result in overcoming some internal or external challenge. The stories are told with magical, satirical, and traditional story-telling elements. For example, "The Liberation of Mammy" is about a slave who uses her secret pancake recipe to cause a distraction that allows her to escape from bondage; "Her Own House," is inspired by the biblical burning bush story; and "Notes on a Video Honey" is the story of a young girl who doesn't complete! y understand or approve of her mother's decision to degrade herself by being mere eye candy in rap videos. Worlds similar to our own and worlds that are exaggerations of our own are intended to guide readers to ideas they may have never before considered.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2008
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000974
- Subject Headings
- Short stories--Collections, Symbolism in literature, Self in literature
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Hungry and Other Stories.
- Creator
- Sheffield, Mary, Bucak, Ayse Papatya, Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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This is a collection of short stories that deal with elements of identity, the fantastic, fragmentation, poetry, the media, politics, and myriad other themes. The stories are connected by an interwoven thread of self-discovery and awareness. These stories present an image and then rework it, giving greater or varied details about whatever is being describing in the hope of achieving a more visceral story, a more true experience of writing and reading, and a better understanding of the...
Show moreThis is a collection of short stories that deal with elements of identity, the fantastic, fragmentation, poetry, the media, politics, and myriad other themes. The stories are connected by an interwoven thread of self-discovery and awareness. These stories present an image and then rework it, giving greater or varied details about whatever is being describing in the hope of achieving a more visceral story, a more true experience of writing and reading, and a better understanding of the emotions that underlie the story. These stories also try to capture and communicate the idea that our experience is a common one, across time and cultures, and the idea that many, many more writers than I could ever read in my lifetime have written about this experience.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2009
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000963
- Subject Headings
- Symbolism in literature, Short stories, American--Collections, Conduct of life
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Masks.
- Creator
- Leen, Carmel Codd., Florida Atlantic University, Bucak, Ayse Papatya
- Abstract/Description
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The story of an Irish grandfather, Brendan Doran, covers the period 1918 through 1966; the story of his granddaughter, Maisie Doyle covers the summer of her seventeenth year. Brendan's perceptions are given in the first person viewpoint; Maisie's in the third-person viewpoint. A faithful following is given of Brendan's vernacular in young manhood; then, as he grows in sophisticated use of language his first-person narration reflects this. Both stories trace the psychological development of...
Show moreThe story of an Irish grandfather, Brendan Doran, covers the period 1918 through 1966; the story of his granddaughter, Maisie Doyle covers the summer of her seventeenth year. Brendan's perceptions are given in the first person viewpoint; Maisie's in the third-person viewpoint. A faithful following is given of Brendan's vernacular in young manhood; then, as he grows in sophisticated use of language his first-person narration reflects this. Both stories trace the psychological development of the two, leading to questions regarding the similarities and the differences between the romantic dreams of a young man and a young woman. An omniscient narrator is the narrative voice for an overview of family history, with emphasis on the family dwelling and land, Bloomlands, and on the story of Maisie's mother and father, Essie and Eddie Doran.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2006
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13330
- Subject Headings
- Symbolism in literature, Ireland--Social life and customs--20th century--Fiction
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Temporary Death.
- Creator
- Vanik, Phyllis Jean, Bucak, Ayse Papatya, Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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In this novel of first person present tense , a family of women responds to death in techniques of memento mori and carpe diem. Whether living for a cause or without one, their journeys cover three continents and five islands where geography is metaphor for the violence, wanderlust, power, love, and need to create that drives thems as they interrogate the controlled demolition of their world, answering it with a return to nomadic lifestyles. Celia is an escape artist, satirizing the world as...
Show moreIn this novel of first person present tense , a family of women responds to death in techniques of memento mori and carpe diem. Whether living for a cause or without one, their journeys cover three continents and five islands where geography is metaphor for the violence, wanderlust, power, love, and need to create that drives thems as they interrogate the controlled demolition of their world, answering it with a return to nomadic lifestyles. Celia is an escape artist, satirizing the world as she wanders through it, putter her own perspective stamp and slant on things, while Taylor wants to be president but leaves mainstream for the slipstream of trauma. Elaine is a cornucopia of inputs, energies, and charges fired up all at once, while Ruth paces her longevity in the flatness of the new world. At the hidden center, Noni attempts to reincarnate herself without dying.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2008
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000973
- Subject Headings
- Symbolism in literature, Death in literature, Aesthetics--Moral and ethical aspects--Fiction, Death and dying--Fiction
- Format
- Document (PDF)