Date of Award
Spring 2016
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Call Number
PS3603.H3796 U5 2014
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Stonecoast
First Advisor
Sarah Braunstein
Second Advisor
Elizabeth Hand
Third Advisor
Justin Tussing
Abstract
Every story in this collection is an escape attempt. Some have better tools and plans than others, but they're all working towards a shared goal. When I sit down to write, I often picture the small crevices in my brain the ideas squeeze through before dropping down into the sewer of my imagination. If they manage to break free, then I clean them off, picking away bits of filth, until they're able to stand and grow on their own.
The characters filling my thesis are composite sketches of people I’ve known, animals I’ve met, and a sampling of my insecurities and deepest, darkest fears. It’s important that these characters exist because their presence on the page means one less worry in my head. The bleach drinking teenagers, rapidly expanding men, amateur executioners, and Borscht Belt comedians who fill these pages are me, and I am them.
Recommended Citation
Chase-Israel, Jeremy, "The Unseen Hole" (2016). Stonecoast MFA Theses and Capstones. 89.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/stonecoast/89
