Date of Award
1992
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Art
Department
Creative Writing
First Advisor
Michael Castro
Second Advisor
K. Curtis Lyle
Third Advisor
Carolyn Scott
Abstract
1bis project is a series of short stories based on but, not limited to my personal experiences. Imaginative exaggeration plays an important part. As Mark Twain once said, "I am the wellspring of truth. However, one does not bring up the entire well at once, but a bucket at a time." In each of these stories is a drop of truth.
The stories are a look at middle class life and various situations encountered by everyday people. The characters in these stories are based on real people, but their individual traits are stretched a bit to create satire and humor. No one character is the essence of one individual, but the combination of many with similar characteristics.
The eventual purpose of this series, with the addition of another dozen stories, is to become a book. One that reminds us we all have personal foibles, and that life is full of humor if we take time to look al it.
Recommended Citation
Kasten, Bryan R., "Me and Mikey (A Series of Essays)" (1992). Theses. 896.
https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/theses/896
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