Date of Award
2020
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Stonecoast
First Advisor
Tobias Buckell
Second Advisor
Elizabeth Hand
Third Advisor
Justin Tussing
Abstract
A Sky Too Close to the Ground: Stories is a collection of speculative fiction short stories that engage with the theme of lost and found connections to the self and to others. This collection explores grief, heartbreak, joy, closure and madness through the eyes of women, men, children, and animals in settings from the fantastic to the mundane. Each story presents this theme in a distinct way with characters that interact with their own loss or gain uniquely. The collection focuses on the human psychology of the narrative while weaving in speculative elements to emphasize and create a deeper understanding of that psychology than could be explored in straight fiction.
Recommended Citation
Koch, Jessica, "A Sky Too Close to the Ground: Stories" (2020). Stonecoast MFA Theses and Capstones. 132.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/stonecoast/132
