Curlicue: Stories
| dc.contributor.advisor | Lynes, Jeanette | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Cichon, Michael | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Greenslade, Frances | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Ophir, Ella | |
| dc.creator | Pityn, Walker | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-10-03T22:04:41Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-10-03T22:04:41Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2023 | |
| dc.date.created | 2023-11 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-10-03 | |
| dc.date.submitted | November 2023 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2023-10-03T22:04:42Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Curlicue is a collection of eight stories that examines anxiety in respect to loss, loneliness, and the coming of age. The stories are, in part, crafted from my own personal experiences and struggles with anxiety. I wanted the collection to reflect me as an individual, to the problems that I face with anxiety, which is why I chose to focus on characters and their relationships. Drawing inspiration from writers like Raymond Carver, Tobias Wolff, and Alice Munro, the stories focus on subtle, sometimes banal, every-day situations that are characteristic of realism. Alternating between flash and short story fiction, the collection aims to generate symptoms of anxiety that are not only discernible through the interiority and actions of the character but also through the implication of the narratives, the economy of words, the symbols layered throughout, and the tones of the stories. Curlicue attempts to share the discomfort of anxiety with its readers while also leaving room for moments of hope. | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10388/15101 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.subject | Short Stories, Flash Fiction, Anxiety | |
| dc.title | Curlicue: Stories | |
| dc.type | Thesis | |
| dc.type.material | text | |
| thesis.degree.department | English | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Writing | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Saskatchewan | |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) |