Manning, Riley2017-07-122017-07-122016-06-16http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11868/131Invasive Species is a collection of stories that examines the concepts of societal and geographical liminality. These stories follow immigrants, thieves, despondent parents, and entomophobes who are at odds with their sense of place. The setting of North Mississippi acts as a crucible for these outsiders as they search for belonging and battle for ownership of their own destinies.en-USShort storiesOutsidersThesis