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Item Rule One and Only: Part 1(MFA in Creative Writing, The University of Tampa, 2018-06-14) Baczewski, DarekRule One and Only: Part One is the first half of the second novel of a planned series. A work of Literary Science Fantasy, Rule has to both reference events and knowledge from the previous novel yet still stand alone as its own body of work. A number of themes interwork with each other to provide a balance of character-driven and plot-driven narrative. The primary theme centers on the novel’s title; Rule One and Only references and spoofs several similar rules of non-interference that have become a staple of science fiction/fantasy, such as Star Trek’s ‘Prime Directive.’ By referencing similar works, Rule explores the morality and ethics of such policies, asking not whether to help or not help but how much help is too much. The novel also functions as a New Adult, coming of age story for the series protagonist, Joseph Degrep, Archivist Third Class. Still relatively new to his chosen career, he is sent on a mission to learn from a more experienced Archivist, who challenges his understanding of the Rule and his own feelings of inadequacy both as an Archivist and as a man. Through Joseph’s inner and external conflicts, the novel explores themes of belonging, infatuation, and when to let infatuation go.Item Wings Upon Flames: A Collection of Short Stories(MFA in Creative Writing, The University of Tampa, 2018-06-14) Mallory, SeanWings Upon Flames examines the human connection of love and relationships balanced between working class-Blue collar characters, searching for their place in this world. This diverse collection journeys through the characterization of light-hearted men and women interwoven into an alluring comedic, real-life drama. Wings Upon Flames ventures through a fantastical world of a young man that experiences the visual spectacle of a dragon. Life Stream explores a relationship between father and son after years of silence. Jake blames his father for the death of his mother when he was younger. Through Jake’s tragic memories of his childhood while visiting his father on his death bed, Jake bonds with his father’s nurse who also shares a tragic past. The Audition serves as the acting life-style of Sara, a young ambitious woman planning to make a career in Hollywood. Her past may be the vital piece to land the role of a lifetime in a film that could be her big break. While on summer vacation at their grandparent’s cottage in the Georgia mountains Donna and Cheryl experience a ghost that haunts them into adulthood in The Path. An intense killer is on the loose in the town of Twin Lakes and Detective Donald Granger is on a mission to solve it. 3 Each story is constructed with a splash of humor, fear, and love, while exploring the humanity of each character through their faults and victories. Wings Upon Flames boasts a diverse collection of short stories that soars through the flames of destruction in an ever-changing world of the human condition.