Abstract
dc:description.abstractFriday is a Planet: Stories is a collection of short fiction that explores the ways loss can alter family bonds. Characters in these stories have lost daughters, sisters, mothers, and friends. Some characters go to extreme lengths to return to their loved ones—one woman hallucinates, another time travels. Others deal with the loss in more conventional ways, through support groups and the emotional outlet of community theatre. What ties these stories together is a sense of post-loss confusion and mystery. The characters are unsure how to move forward, or if they should try. The men and women in these stories struggle with faith as they navigate life after loss. They question who to have faith in. They wonder whether it is ever okay to let faith lapse. While attempting to answer these questions, the characters discover different questions. What are the connections between faith and loss? Faith and hope? Faith and forgiveness?
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Pinkerton, Allison
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Poissant, David
Subjects
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- Language dc:language
- English
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Identifier
- CFE0005688
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:stars.library.ucf.edu:etd-2294