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Casey, Maud Jantos, Jennifer Marie Digital Repository at the University of Maryland University of Maryland (College Park, Md.) Creative Writing 2007-06-30T05:30:15Z 2007-06-30T05:30:15Z 2007-06-13 http://hdl.handle.net/1903/7034 Set during the 1990s on the East Coast of the United States, this collection of short stories explores identity and diaspora where grief manifests viscerally. Be it the loss of a sister, the loss of a childhood home, the loss of health, or the loss of a grandmother's memory, the alienating event pushes characters into a perceived state of paralysis yet the ensuing emotional trajectories explore how fear and grief can be empowering when borne with emotional resilience and compassion. 786392 bytes application/pdf en_US The Little Dancer and Other Stories Thesis Fine Arts open.access