Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of English
First Advisor
Leni Zumas
Term of Graduation
Spring 2026
Date of Publication
6-4-2026
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in Creative Writing
Department
English
Language
English
Subjects
Fiction, Memoir, Short pieces
Physical Description
1 online resource (iii, 106 pages)
Abstract
"Getting Close" is a collection of short pieces, some fiction and some memoir. It's not important which is which.
I'm interested in the barriers we face when it comes to connection, and how aloneness can often be more sensual than togetherness. I'm interested in the places we find respite from the pain of existing within societal pressures.
I'm not interested in acceptability. I write toward a world in which we do not have to be anything other than ourselves.
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Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/44939
Recommended Citation
McCarthy, Sadie Laufe, "Getting Close" (2026). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 7123.