Steven Adams: Selected Stories
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Fine Arts
Major
Creative Writing
Date of Defense
11-23-2009
Graduate Advisor
John Dalton
Committee
Mary Troy
Sylvia Cook
Abstract
“Selected Stories” consists of five written works developed as a graduate student in the University of Missouri-St. Louis Creative Writing program. If there is a common theme to the fiction stories, it is that people, in general, are unable to communicate, for reasons ranging from pride to technology to shyness. I enjoy putting my characters into somewhat real, somewhat fantastic circumstances, and I hope the reader gets the same joy I do from these carefully constructed situations. Also listed in “Selected Stories” is my most personal work, a memoir concerning my grandmother, who recently passed away. I see this memoir as an evaluation of my life and hers, and how our love of writing has formed a bridge between us. This writing experience at UMSL has been exactly what I wanted: a chance to pursue my art and move forward in my career. Thank you for reading.
Note: This thesis is under a author requested embargo until 2209, after which it will become available in accordance with end of expected copyright protection. This embargo year is intentional and not an error.
Recommended Citation
Adams, Steven Lee, "Steven Adams: Selected Stories" (2009). Theses. 133.
https://irl.umsl.edu/thesis/133
