First Advisor

Paul Collins

Date of Publication

Spring 7-12-2013

Document Type

Closed Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in Creative Writing

Department

English

Language

English

Subjects

Quadriplegia -- Biography, Movement disorders -- Rehabilitation -- Biography

DOI

10.15760/etd.1104

Physical Description

1 online resource (iii, 192 pages)

Abstract

"Ghost of a Life Long Past" is a memoir about the necessity of movement and physicality. It chronicles the author's life, both before and after a skiing accident that left him with quadriplegia. The memoir is split into two alternating narratives. One follows the author's post-accident journey to regain physicality and the ability to move through the world and function in his environment. The other is a series of flashbacks, looking[at] the author's pre-accident childhood in Juneau, Alaska. Themes include independence, travel, sports, disability, and the need to test the limits of ones body.

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Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/9968

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