Year of Award
2019
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Degree Name
Creative Writing (Fiction)
Department or School/College
Department of English
Committee Chair
Deirdre McNamer
Commitee Members
Nancy Cook, Elizabeth Hubble
Keywords
Nevada, desert, fiction, Reno, Western, casino
Publisher
University of Montana
Subject Categories
Fiction
Abstract
In a collection of fictional short stories, Triple Double Diamond explores the relationships and grit of people who dwell in the Nevadan landscape. The stories roam between neon cities like Reno and Las Vegas to small high-desert towns like Wells and Gerlach, focusing on the people who live within these places. The people in this collection are restaurant servers, fur trappers, part- time gold miners, gamblers, park rangers, and veterans, and the stories look at the inner lives of these characters.
Recommended Citation
Westerlind, Kylie Michelle, "Triple Double Diamond: Nevada Stories" (2019). Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers. 11387.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/11387
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