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Abstract

This product of my imagination is a collection of stories populated by characters who have fallen by the wayside but refuse to accept their place in the gutter. They are the sort of people who were always picked last but found subversive ways to budge into the front of the line, found a path through the thorn bushes that cannot be navigated by strength alone. My stories are both amusing and give hope to anyone who feels like they are left in the trash can of disappointments to accomplishment. My characters are facing ennui, and overcome it with unconventional, creative means. They are not role models, but may give us hope that there are less than obvious ways out of our predicaments, or at the very least, that all of this is funny.

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Literature indexing term
Title
A Menagerie of Losers
Author
Number of pages
142
Publication year
2025
Degree date
2025
School code
0006
Source
MAI 86/10(E), Masters Abstracts International
ISBN
9798314810033
Advisor
Committee member
Botz, Samantha; Torres, Kavelina; Colquhoun, Caroline
University/institution
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Department
English
University location
United States -- Alaska
Degree
M.F.A.
Source type
Dissertation or Thesis
Language
English
Document type
Dissertation/Thesis
Dissertation/thesis number
31933611
ProQuest document ID
3195979656
Document URL
https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/menagerie-losers/docview/3195979656/se-2?accountid=208611
Copyright
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