Date of Award
2011
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Abstract
These are collected short stories all dealing to varying extents with the theme of being stuck or captured in an experience or in a moment gone past, often events of hardship or trauma. Some characters explore this territory in desperation, and some seem to become stoic reminders of these pasts, unable to accept the responsibility to move on and allow the experience to mature them and help them grow. I have concentrated on this theme as an aspect of suburbia, the kind of place in which I have grown up and where my characters spend the most time. This collection has been a personal journey for me as well as an exploration in character motivation through imagery depicting the key influential moments in these characters' lives.
Extent
v, 112 p.
Recommended Citation
De, Stefano Kelly, "invisibility of here and there" (2011). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019. 318.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_6/318
Identifier
FADT3340695
Comments
by Kelly De Stefano.|Thesis (M.F.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2011.|Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2011.|by Kelly De Stefano.