Divine and the Everyday Devil (Short Stories)

Divine and the Everyday Devil contains a scholarly preface that discusses the experiences and literary works that influenced the author's writing with special attention in regards to spirituality and sexuality. The preface is followed by six original short stories. "Evil" is a work addressing a modern conception of evil. "Eschatology" concerns a man facing his own mortality. "The Gospel of Peter" tells the story of a husband grappling with his wife's religious beliefs. "The Mechanics of Projects" relates the experiences of a woman looking for love in Mexico. "The Rocky Normal Show" involves a husband growing apart from his wife and "Mutant: An Origin Story" is about a teenager trying to find his own unique identity.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2003

Author dc:creator

• Burks, T. Stephen

Contributors dc:contributor

• Rodman, Barbara
• Tait, John, 1969-
• Simpkins, Scott, 1958-

• English
• literature
• short stories
• mortality
• spirituality

Statement dc:rights

• Use restricted to UNT Community
• Copyright
• Burks, T. Stephen
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 53079455
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4159/
ark: ark:/67531/metadc4159

OAI identifier oai:identifier

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