Swimming away on nerves alone

Swimming Away on Nerves Alone is a fiction short story collection. Each of the four pieces in it reflects the theme of living life without simply going through the motions of it. The title piece, Swimming Away on Nerves Alone, shows how a mother and son live a life of lies until they come to terms with the father\u27s abusive behavior. The second story, Birds in Church, is about a woman who struggles with the problem of judging others and refusing to see what makes her own life mundane. The third story in this collection, A Lesson from Iowa, examines how the two central characters come to terms with living with epilepsy and surviving an armed robbery. The fourth story, The Taxidermist\u27s Tale, shows how a man\u27s choices in a crisis situation cause another man to die

Television and the myth of the western hero.

Thesis (M.S.)--Boston Universit

‘Small trip’ : looking for the natural voice

A thesis submitted to the University of Luton, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of MA by Research in Creative WritingThis experimental short novel and thesis examines the techniques used by Jack Kerouac and Alan Bissett, to create a 'natural voice' and my efforts to achieve similar effects. In 'Small Trip' I explore the techniques and methods Kerouac used when writing his book, On the Road experimenting with syntactic drive, stream of consciousness and 'spontaneous prose' styling. I wanted to see how the natural voice is supported through the characterisation and setting of the story. In addition I studied experimental typographical techniques from Alan Bissett and B.S. Johnson and used Bissett's typographical and syntactic techniques to add energy and intensity to the narrators 'voice'. I examine the role of the narrator, the use of autobiographical material within this genre, and discuss the way in which the writer's 'self-mining' contributes to the natural voice. I found Kerouac's method of writing continuously without a formal plan was an effective device to generate a consistent 'natural voice' but caused problems with plot development and range within the characters

Selection of plays for use in the secondary school remedial reading program

Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston Universit

The BG News February 7, 2011

The BGSU campus student newspaper February 7, 2011. Volume 101 - Issue 95https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/9359/thumbnail.jp