Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Fine Arts
Major
Creative Writing
Date of Defense
4-20-2018
Graduate Advisor
Mary Troy
Committee
John Dalton
Eamonn Wall
Abstract
Second Safest City in America is a collection of short fiction set in Midwestern cities and suburbs, as well as the Gulf Coast. These stories explore the untethered expectations, broken promises, and absurdity of American life. The characters are violent, funny, emotionally unstable, politically wrong-minded, and compassionate. They implore empathy or actively avoid the pain of others. They search out security or take matters into their own hands. They sacrifice and they seek revenge. They are not outliers in this country. They are part of the mainstream weirdness that permeates everything.
OCLC Number
1042811941
Recommended Citation
Cassidy, Liam, "Second Safest City in America" (2018). Theses. 328.
https://irl.umsl.edu/thesis/328