MFA 2020
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Item Like a Body in the Forest(MFA in Creative Writing, The University of Tampa, 2020-01-09) Barron, BrittanyLike a Body in the Forest follows the speaker through what they think is the fall of their life. With feelings and emotions that change like the leaves, it is a collection of poetry about death, and also about love: two things so woven into our everyday lives we forget that they are roommates. Comprised of 45 poems, the collection moves you from dangerous behaviors and suicidal tendencies to thinking that maybe the world just wants you dead. It shadows the speaker as they remember long lost loves and the love they finally caught only to let it go. It addresses the strain depression and anxiety take on our life and choices we make that influence our own fate. Interlaced between the words is magic. The magic we wish existed in our world. The manuscript hangs in the ether, waiting to be cut down and grieved before winter comes and buries it in snow.Item The Midnight Mirrors(MFA in Creative Writing, The University of Tampa, 2020-01-09) Herzog, Justin MarkThe Midnight Mirrors is a 97,000 fiction novel which tells the story of Augustus Lyre, a penmaker who wakes up the day after his wife’s funeral to discover that no one remembers her. The novel is constructed using the three act structure and with specific plot point markers such as those taught by Oklahoma Hall of Fame writer Jack Bickham. It strives to provide a solid foundation during the initial opening by: swiftly introducing the protagonist, establishing the story question and setting, providing an initial conflict from which the narrative can grow, providing clues regarding the antagonist and inciting incident, and laying the groundwork for future scenes and subsequent subplots which will unfold during the novel. Love and loss play central themes in this story, with love being the primary driving force that spurs the narrative forward and loss, and the threat of continued loss, serving as the constant consequence for the protagonist’s inaction or failure. Scene and Sequel techniques are used to ensure readability, with each scene being accompanied by a subsequent sequel which consists of protagonist’s: emotional reaction, logical review, anticipation of options, and choice. Specific plot markers occur at the 25%, 50%, and 75% points, including the elimination of secondary antagonists and completion of subplots. The climax follows the formula of: Protagonist isolation, Protagonist and antagonist confrontation, dark moment, protagonist choice, and finally, the resolution and answer to the primary story question concerning his wife’s disappearance.