Either side of a line

Abstract

This collection of original short stories with a critical introduction has been written as a summary and capstone of my study of creative writing at Texas A&M University. The introduction explores the nature and development of short fiction, the influences on my writing, and attempts to place my stories within the context of short fiction and Texas fiction. The stories deal with aspects of life in early 21st Century Texas ?? a complicated time of boom and bust, of love and fear, of dislocation and greater dislocation.