Dirt Road Magic

<p>This project is a novel-in-stories that continues of the development of the "dirt spec" aesthetic--a form of speculative fiction centered on the round portrayal of lower-class characters. The novel is comprised of series of interlocking stories that center on the denizens of a trailer park as they have run-ins with ditch wizards, rich exploitative magicians, and other supernatural phenomena. This book is based on and includes my short story, "Dirt Road Magic," which won the Writers of the Future award in 2019. That story was about a boy from the trailer park who finds out that the magic his mentor is teaching is addictive. </p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

English and Theatre

Grantor dc:publisher

Eastern Kentucky University

Year

2021

Author dc:creator

• Callahan, Carrie

• Dirt Spec
• fiction
• novel
• SFF
• short story
• story cycle

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2021 Carrie Callahan

Repository record dc:identifier

https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/691

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:encompass.eku.edu:etd-1689