Death--Fiction

Bullet is a collection of short stories that fictionalizes the last days of
twentieth century world authors. Inspired heavily by the biographies of each writer,
the stories depict the spiraling psyches of each suicide. Each narrator is carefully
crafted out of the real life of each author though, first and foremost, each story is
fiction. By the end, Bullet is a contemplation of both life and death from the
perspective of the greatest minds of the last one hundred years. Only now, in the new
millennium, can the twentieth century be definitively sketched. Bullet is one of the
first pieces of writing to do so.

This poetic thesis is an exploration of the darker side of relationships. There are
two parts of this thesis and they are to be read independently of each other. Part one is
concerned with the chaotic relationship structure between lovers, husbands and wives,
and the unexpected anguish that results from living an inauthentic life. Part two of my
thesis is a rumination of a past close friendship and the tragic death of that friend.