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The Dust Grows Hard

Year: 2025

Type: dissertation

Abstract: The Dust Grows Hard is a collection of short stories taking place in Kansas. The stories take place in mostly rural or isolated settings. Thematically, the stories are concerned with the character's inability to effectively communicate and what that does to their ability to function in the larger society. The stories also examine the ripple effect created from the inability to communicate on parenting and intimate relationships. The stories examine how self-mythologizing and neuroses affect not just one, but many,

Source: ODU Digital Commons (Old Dominion University)

DOI: 10.25777/mxgm-bx57

Author: Ramseier, Eric

Institution: Old Dominion University

Language: English

Topic: Short Stories in Global Literature

Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6964760655

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