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Title: Between Us and All.
Creator: Davidheiser, Caitlyn, Papatya Bucak, Ayse, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description: Between Us and All is a collection of fictional stories addressing themes of gender, religion, family, class, and sexuality. A portion of this manuscript is a linked collection of short stories, following the fictional Kelly/Sullivan family through their daily lives in the Coal Region of Pennsylvania.
Date Issued: 2019
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013196
Subject Headings: Short stories, Fiction, Themes
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Rat Mouth.
Creator: Baker, Aiden, Bucak, Ayşe Papatya, Florida Atlantic University, Department of English, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Abstract/Description: Rat Mouth is a collection of fictional stories that speak to the absurdity of girlhood. These stories focus on the precarious situations women are put into when their physical bodies are valued more than their internal lives.
Date Issued: 2021
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013734
Subject Headings: Short stories, Fiction
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Cauterizing Tide.
Creator: Sullivan, Jonathan Barry, Schwartz, Jason, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description: Cauterizing Tide is a collection of short fiction. The stories feature characters struggling with managing or creating healthy relationships. Characters wrestle with their feelings about family, love, anger, longing, and addiction.
Date Issued: 2019
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013266
Subject Headings: Short fiction, Short stories, Creative writing, Relationships
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: All My Sins.
Creator: Ryan, Craig, Furman, Andrew, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description: All My Sins is a collection of short fiction. The stories feature characters from Florida struggling with family, sexuality, masculinity, ethics, and themselves.
Date Issued: 2019
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013257
Subject Headings: Short fiction, Short stories, Creative writing, Florida
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: ALL RETURN.
Creator: Rodriguez, Juan Alonso Romero, Bucak, Ayse Papatya, Florida Atlantic University, Department of English, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Abstract/Description: All Return is a short story collection centered on nostalgia, and the desire of going back to a place or time, which sometimes doesn’t exist anymore. The characters that populate the collection, are all returning or trying to go back, either to a physical place, a language, to an age of innocence, or to loved ones. While the book tries to portray stories of immigrant lives in parts of collection, the desire of immigrants to sometimes return to their countries of origin are not exclusive to...
Show moreAll Return is a short story collection centered on nostalgia, and the desire of going back to a place or time, which sometimes doesn’t exist anymore. The characters that populate the collection, are all returning or trying to go back, either to a physical place, a language, to an age of innocence, or to loved ones. While the book tries to portray stories of immigrant lives in parts of collection, the desire of immigrants to sometimes return to their countries of origin are not exclusive to them, but universal. The stories in All Return remind us that we are all going back, or long for a place or time that exists without us.
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Date Issued: 2022
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014103
Subject Headings: Short stories, Creative writing, Fiction
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: This Kind of Trouble.
Creator: Eze, Tobechukwu, Bucak, Ayse Papatya, Florida Atlantic University, Department of English, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Abstract/Description: The story, This Kind of Trouble, follows the life of its protagonists, Margaret, a 65-year-old woman living with schizoaffective-disorder in 2012 Nigeria, and her estranged husband, Benjamin, a White presenting man born to mixed raced father. Although Margaret exudes class privilege, she pursues in her retired years a kind of desperate anonymity, often complicated by echoes of her past: an ex-husband, and the haunted past of an unforgivable crime from which they must now seek absolution....
Show moreThe story, This Kind of Trouble, follows the life of its protagonists, Margaret, a 65-year-old woman living with schizoaffective-disorder in 2012 Nigeria, and her estranged husband, Benjamin, a White presenting man born to mixed raced father. Although Margaret exudes class privilege, she pursues in her retired years a kind of desperate anonymity, often complicated by echoes of her past: an ex-husband, and the haunted past of an unforgivable crime from which they must now seek absolution. Indeed, the story attempts to invert the discourse on illness and assimilation, as well as on race and citizenship. It does this by tackling the themes of colonialism, cultural identity, and the formulations of the Immigrant v Expatriate trope. Essentially, through this work I ask two critical questions: how has colonial mental constructs travelled over time, and how does a person become Black in the global Western imaginary?
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Date Issued: 2022
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013888
Subject Headings: Short stories, Fiction, Creative writing
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The Secrets My Mother Shared in the Womb: Stories.
Creator: Bermúdez, Jocelyn, Bucak, Papatya, Florida Atlantic University, Department of English, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Abstract/Description: A collection of stories exploring the intersection of queerness, latinidad, spirituality, and the generational impact of storytelling. This collection aims to examine the relationships between religion, tradition, politics, and the concept of culture as it crosses borders through a fictional mythos. Many of these stories reflect the hopes, desires, and anxieties of young Latinx individuals across the Americas while expanding and evolving the definition of Latin American literature.
Date Issued: 2024
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014379
Subject Headings: Creative writing, Short stories, Fiction
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: This American Bizarre.
Creator: Sword, Adam, Papatya Bucak, Ayse, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description: This is a collection of fiction that draws on the author’s own experiences as a western foreigner in America, while also taking inspiration from many different art forms and their depictions of American life, as experienced by outsiders. The themes of this collection center around the discord and disparity prevalent between British and American life. The other key theme in this collection is how violence seems to be simmering, always near at hand, in a country like America. In this way, many...
Show moreThis is a collection of fiction that draws on the author’s own experiences as a western foreigner in America, while also taking inspiration from many different art forms and their depictions of American life, as experienced by outsiders. The themes of this collection center around the discord and disparity prevalent between British and American life. The other key theme in this collection is how violence seems to be simmering, always near at hand, in a country like America. In this way, many of the stories allude to a kind of violence taken to be something unique to American society, which often goes unrealized or unacted upon, or sometimes unravels accordingly. The thesis project itself considers how these stories could only take place in America today, and how the aforementioned cultural discord, or disharmony, connects the narratives with a shared feeling of cultural commentary about the country as a whole.
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Date Issued: 2019
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013267
Subject Headings: Fiction, Short stories, American society and culture
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The Florida Wilds.
Creator: Alberton, Edwin
Abstract/Description: Being tales of adventure and romance from a land of romance with stories of plantation life. Contains: Fire-hunt and its sequel; McLeod at the log-rolling; Day of rare sport and an exciting conclusion; Plantation scenes and incidents; Lost, and an awful encounter; Story of startling adventures; Panther hunt; Bee tree and the plan for a camp hunt; Story and adventure of Billy McLeod; Cracker -- Cracker courtship, or, Billy McLeod, the matchmaker.
Date Issued: 1906
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000144
Subject Headings: Short stories, American, Florida -- Fiction, Florida
Format: E-book

Title: We once lived in caves and other stories.
Creator: Mecom, Khristian., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description: The following manuscript is a collection of eight short stories that center on the theme of how stories and storytelling, in all their different forms, fill our lives. In one story a girl that lives in other people's houses, longs to tell her story, while in another story a girl struggles with a secret her grandmother leaves behind as she tries to reconstruct her grandmother's story. Some stories use magical and fairy tale-like elements, which work as allusions in the stories and echo the...
Show moreThe following manuscript is a collection of eight short stories that center on the theme of how stories and storytelling, in all their different forms, fill our lives. In one story a girl that lives in other people's houses, longs to tell her story, while in another story a girl struggles with a secret her grandmother leaves behind as she tries to reconstruct her grandmother's story. Some stories use magical and fairy tale-like elements, which work as allusions in the stories and echo the events happening in characters' lives. Another theme present in the collection is that of family and how familial relationships affect identity and self-discovery. In one story, a wildfire allows the stories of different generations to be told, while a widow builds a family out of the aftermath of her husband's death in a different story.
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Date Issued: 2011
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3360618
Subject Headings: Symbolism in literature, Short stories, American, Indentity (Psychology)
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Sharp edges and other lessons.
Creator: Gray, Michael., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description: Sharp Edges and Other Lessons is a collection of stories that share a loose thematic link suggested by the title. The various "lessons" encountered by the characters here represent the ways people respond to the many currents and fluctuations roiling beneath the surface of everyday life.
Date Issued: 2012
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3342235
Subject Headings: Symbolism in literature, Short stories, American, Conduct of life
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Out of the ever after and other stories.
Creator: Amadori-Segree, Claudia., Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description: Out of the Ever After and Other Stories is a collection of language-driven stories set in different parts of the world and thematically linked, comprising realist narratives and magical realism. The trope that unifies this collection is that of the journey. The characters go on journeys, whether real or metaphorical. Many are lost at the beginning, but they find themselves in the end; others remain lost, but have a better understanding of their condition in the world. Although diverse in...
Show moreOut of the Ever After and Other Stories is a collection of language-driven stories set in different parts of the world and thematically linked, comprising realist narratives and magical realism. The trope that unifies this collection is that of the journey. The characters go on journeys, whether real or metaphorical. Many are lost at the beginning, but they find themselves in the end; others remain lost, but have a better understanding of their condition in the world. Although diverse in nationality, cultural background and gender, the characters in the eight stories share the need to find a lasting identity and a home-place to return to, whether physically or psychologically. The collection alternates magical and realist plots, male and female narrators, points of view, and diverse settings to create variety and a multicultural, hybrid and hyphenated experience. Some stories experiment with language; others have a more traditional mood, akin to fairytales.
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Date Issued: 2008
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/77641
Subject Headings: Short stories, Collections, Short stories, Criticism and interpretation, Symbolism in literature, Fiction, Technique
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Bullet.
Creator: Pumphrey, Christopher J., Schwartz, Jason, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: Bullet is a collection of short stories that fictionalizes the last days of twentieth century world authors. Inspired heavily by the biographies of each writer, the stories depict the spiraling psyches of each suicide. Each narrator is carefully crafted out of the real life of each author though, first and foremost, each story is fiction. By the end, Bullet is a contemplation of both life and death from the perspective of the greatest minds of the last one hundred years. Only now, in the new...
Show moreBullet is a collection of short stories that fictionalizes the last days of twentieth century world authors. Inspired heavily by the biographies of each writer, the stories depict the spiraling psyches of each suicide. Each narrator is carefully crafted out of the real life of each author though, first and foremost, each story is fiction. By the end, Bullet is a contemplation of both life and death from the perspective of the greatest minds of the last one hundred years. Only now, in the new millennium, can the twentieth century be definitively sketched. Bullet is one of the first pieces of writing to do so.
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Date Issued: 2009
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000952
Subject Headings: Short stories, American, Symbolism in literature, Death--Fiction, Suicide--Fiction
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Saints & Heroes.
Creator: Clavin, Keith., Florida Atlantic University, Schwartz, Jason
Abstract/Description: These nine fictions revolve around characters living in the borough of Queens, New York City in the early 1990's. The setting is a time when New York is suffering through major economic and social crises. The 1980's had been a time of decadence and over-indulgence, and the beginning of the next decade is forced to pay a large portion of the accrued debts. High crime rates and leaps in the cost of living have created tough living situations for young and old alike. During these years hope is a...
Show moreThese nine fictions revolve around characters living in the borough of Queens, New York City in the early 1990's. The setting is a time when New York is suffering through major economic and social crises. The 1980's had been a time of decadence and over-indulgence, and the beginning of the next decade is forced to pay a large portion of the accrued debts. High crime rates and leaps in the cost of living have created tough living situations for young and old alike. During these years hope is a difficult thing to find. Saints & Heroes illustrates both that lack of hope and the destitution of the situation. But also the escapes people might find while enduring. The collection ultimately commemorates the everyday activities of individuals that simultaneously cripple and sustain the inhabitants of a city.
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Date Issued: 2005
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13285
Subject Headings: Short stories, American--20th century, City and town life--Fiction, Conduct of life--Fiction, New York (NY)--20th century--Fiction
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Mornings in the Athens of America: stories.
Creator: Gersie, Katrina, Bucak, Ayse Papatya, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description: The eleven short stories in this collection can be described as autobiographical fiction, combining true instances from the author’s life with fictional characters and events. The stories explore the themes of grief and loss, coming of age, and the importance of preserving the natural world.
Date Issued: 2015
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004372, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004372
Subject Headings: Autobiographical fiction, Short stories, American, Identity (Psychology) in literature, Self in literature
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: "Strange Snow" and other stories.
Creator: DeJong, Laura Quinlan, Florida Atlantic University, Bucak, Ayse Papatya
Abstract/Description: 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: Homonorm.
Creator: Rachesky, Scott Pierce, Bucak, Ayse Papatya, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description: “Homonorm” is a collection of short stories that explores the gay male experience and challenges gender expectations. Through an exploration of form and content, each story serves to illuminate different issues in the gay community and in society. Where one story explores the issue of youth obsession with magical realism, the other tells the story of a gay artist’s sexual awakening and struggle with HIV and AIDS through a series of still-life photographs. This eclectic collection serves to...
Show more“Homonorm” is a collection of short stories that explores the gay male experience and challenges gender expectations. Through an exploration of form and content, each story serves to illuminate different issues in the gay community and in society. Where one story explores the issue of youth obsession with magical realism, the other tells the story of a gay artist’s sexual awakening and struggle with HIV and AIDS through a series of still-life photographs. This eclectic collection serves to break the stereotype of gay fiction and undo the gender norms for men through fantastical situations and a-typical forms of fiction to underscore the idea that life and community are varied and so too should be the representations of these two groups.
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Date Issued: 2017
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004841
Subject Headings: Gays' writings, American., Short stories, American., Gender identity--Fiction., Gay men--Fiction., Gays in popular culture., Homosexuality--Social aspects., Stereotypes (Social psychology)--United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Paradise Revealed.
Creator: Ditusa, Michael, Schwartz, Jason, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: South Florida is a collective of eclectic personalities who often transplant themselves from all across the country. They are often seeking a new opportunity, or running away from the baggage of their past. This collection of fiction stories seeks to explore the lives of the people who populate the area and serve the rest of the world who descend on the area annually seeking their own personal one to two week paradise. The collection sees those often living lives of quite desperation, while...
Show moreSouth Florida is a collective of eclectic personalities who often transplant themselves from all across the country. They are often seeking a new opportunity, or running away from the baggage of their past. This collection of fiction stories seeks to explore the lives of the people who populate the area and serve the rest of the world who descend on the area annually seeking their own personal one to two week paradise. The collection sees those often living lives of quite desperation, while at the same time returning to their jobs in the service industry night after night smiling. Juxtaposing the faith-based life against the backdrop of the night life, the characters are all on a journey to discover their own paradise the area offers. Sometimes they find it in small moments they experience. Sometimes they find it on the open road leaving.
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Date Issued: 2007
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000910
Subject Headings: Florida--Social life and customs--Fiction., Symbolism in literature., Self-realization., Short stories, American.
Format: Document (PDF)

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