Vance, Amy2017-04-242017-04-242012-04-18etd-05092012-110127http://hdl.handle.net/10919/77475The stories in this collection exist somewhere between the formalist and the fabulist. I use writing to explore topics that interest me such as beauty, movies, reality, and mothers. I hope these stories are ingrained with unexpected surprises and humor. There are elements of absurdism in my stories. However, my work is not an artifact of a political or philosophical ideal. My work is an artifact of who I am.en-USIn CopyrightCreative WritingHollywoodShort StoriesFictionThesishttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05092012-110127/