Sheffield, Mary

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Member of: Graduate College
Person Preferred Name
Sheffield, Mary
Model
Digital Document
Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Description
This is a collection of short stories that deal with elements of identity, the
fantastic, fragmentation, poetry, the media, politics, and myriad other themes. The stories
are connected by an interwoven thread of self-discovery and awareness. These stories
present an image and then rework it, giving greater or varied details about whatever is
being describing in the hope of achieving a more visceral story, a more true experience of
writing and reading, and a better understanding of the emotions that underlie the story.
These stories also try to capture and communicate the idea that our experience is a
common one, across time and cultures, and the idea that many, many more writers than I
could ever read in my lifetime have written about this experience.