Date

9-19-2023

Department

College of Arts and Sciences

Degree

Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

Chair

Sarah Rice

Keywords

fantasy, fiction, creative writing, mermaids, sea, lore, mythology

Disciplines

Creative Writing

Abstract

There are few things I love more than sitting on a warm, sunny beach with my toes in the sand. With a cool breeze rippling off the waves and the smell of salty ocean, it is easy to feel completely at peace. Yet last summer, as I sat limply in a beach chair experiencing all those sensations, I wondered, “What if this was my last day on earth, and I knew it?” More specifically, what if we chose such a serene day as our last? Of course, that reminded me there is only one way to truly choose our last day alive, and it is desperate, hopeless, and morbid. What would lead me to make that excruciating decision?

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