Publication Date
5-2025
Date of Final Oral Examination (Defense)
3-14-2025
Type of Culminating Activity
Thesis
Degree Title
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Department
Theatre, Film, and Creative Writing
Supervisory Committee Chair
Anna Caritj, MFA
Supervisory Committee Member
Clyde Moneyhun, Ph.D.
Supervisory Committee Member
Cynthia Hand, Ph.D.
Abstract
While the short stories in The Mermaid Game range greatly in style and form, two thematic cores run through each of them: transformation and memory. Some transformations are figurative, such as the abrupt role reversal in Old Texas Wives’ Tale. Most are more literal, as seen in the title story. Through the heady weight of memory, each story explores a metamorphosis—physical or existential, accepted or rejected—not just as external transformation but as internal reckoning.
Recommended Citation
Compton, Kira, "The Mermaid Game and Other Stories" (2025). Boise State University Theses and Dissertations. 2365.
https://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/td/2365
Comments
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