Russell Hill MFA Creative Writing Thesis 2022
A Day at the Beach and Other Stories
A Day at the Beach and Other Stories is a brief collection of fictional relationships and experiences set in different times and places. FAST is the encounter of a humble Toyota RAV4 meeting a road rally consisting of Ferraris and Lamborghinis. The Grieving Society is narrated by the chauffeur of a wealthy widow who creates living memorials to the deceased as a way to process her own grief. A Day at the Beach is an unlikely encounter with free-running horses on an otherwise empty beach and an unexpected high tide. Game On has an elderly woman who lost both her husband and grandson to the wages of war finding solace by taking up video gaming where her grandson left off. Love Me Do, Too is the reunion of five friends opening a time capsule that awakens forty-five year old memories.