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View ArticleThem Old Cowboy Songs: The Craft of Annie Proulx
I wrote this essay as a grad student at Spalding University, Dec. 2009. It is a literary review of a story by Annie Prouix found in ”The Best American Short Stories, 2009." Ed. Alice Sebold. New York:...
View ArticleFields of Fire: Realism in the Early Vietnam War Novel
"Fields of Fire" is the first attempt by James Webb to bring the Vietnam war alive on the page. In this essay I explore how he constructs his novel and why--for the greater part--he attains his...
View ArticleK. L. Cook: the Beat in "Love Songs For The Quarantined"
This essay is a literary critique of K.L. Cook's recently published collection of short stories.
View ArticleThe Things They Carried: A Study of Form
"The Things They Carried" is a novel. Or is it? In this essay I explore the book and its form to try and answer the question that many reader's ask. Is this a collection of stories, or a novel complete?
View ArticleWilbur Gray Falls in Love with an Idea: Working with Story Time
Philip F. Deaver was one of my mentor's at Spalding University where I earned my MFA. His many award winning stories inspired me to write this critique in 2009.
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