Date

4-17-2024

Department

College of Arts and Sciences

Degree

Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

Chair

Durrell Nelson

Keywords

biographical criticism, Stephen King, voice, truth

Disciplines

English Language and Literature

Abstract

Writing has been not only my source of income, but also an avenue to display my own thoughts through the words of others for the past four decades. Being able to incorporate my own personality across the genres in written form has given me, and many readers, an expanded knowledge and enjoyment. While it is well known that writing has physical and mental health benefits, quite often writers don’t realize how much of themselves is poured into their work. This theory was especially true for me during the COVID years, when I worked, mostly alone, as the City Clerk for our small, rural town set in an agricultural valley in the farthermost northern region of California. Fort Jones, formerly known as Scottsburg, Scottsville, Wheelock, and Ottitiewa, boasts just under 700 citizens and an uncompromised view of the majestic Marble Mountains. A beautiful setting, yet home to one of the dysfunctional city governments in the Scott Valley.

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