Love, Beasts & Nightmares
Date of Graduation
12-2023
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (MFA)
Degree Level
Graduate
Department
English
Advisor/Mentor
Jensen, Toni L.
Committee Member
Viswanathan, Padma
Second Committee Member
Hurt, Bryan
Keywords
Fiction; Short Stories; Weird
Abstract
In this collection, lines between reality and nightmares blur while anxieties and absurdities abound. The characters in these stories are all plagued by something monstrous: yearning, illness, duty. A father is prescribed pills by his doctor and experiences a nightmarish circus; a young man in the future spirals after the breaking of his steel umbrella; a newly engaged fiancée suffers a mysterious rash and embarks on a dark quest to be healed; and a boy receives an MRI in a world where supernatural entities have merged with science. Alternating between darkness and humor, Love, Beasts & Nightmares investigates human nature and its connection to the bestial.
Citation
Scrafford, A. (2023). Love, Beasts & Nightmares. Graduate Theses and Dissertations Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/5388
