Six seniors completed capstone projects in creative writing this past spring. Below are descriptions of each project. Congratulations, seniors, and thanks for keeping our tradition of excellent creative writing alive!
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Naomi Sims is a senior May 2019 graduate double-majoring in
Creative Writing and Political Science and minoring in English and Philosophy.
Her thesis, “Andy,” is an original screenplay that explores the relationship
between artificial intelligence and humanity through an AI named Andy, who is
helping commandeer a trip to Halley’s comet.
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Andrew Potosky is a senior May 2019 graduate majoring in Creative
Writing with a minor in History. His thesis, “Red Contract” is a sci-fi fantasy
centered around Aramys, an anthropomorphic wolf who must uncover the truth
behind the fabled red contract in a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by war.
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Kelsey Wade is a senior May 2019 graduate double-majoring in
Creative Writing and English. Her thesis is a collection of personal essays.
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Stephanie Sorrell is a senior Fall 2019 graduate majoring in
Creative Writing with a minor in English. Her thesis, “Nesting Shrikes,” is a
murder-mystery centered around three women: a journalist named Olivia, a
teenager named Raffaella, and a woman named Lark who is being accused of the
murder of her husband.
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Sarah Norris is a senior Fall 2019 graduate double-majoring in
English and Creative Writing. Her thesis, “A New Beginning,” is a contemporary
story about a young woman who has lost her father. Hoping to begin anew through
a program at prestigious culinary institute in New York, Emma struggles to hold
onto her father's memory while moving forward with her life.
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Audrey Ashbrook is a senior Fall 2019 graduate double-majoring in
English and Creative Writing with a minor in History. Her thesis, “Moonshine,”
is about a World War II veteran who takes to running moonshine in rural
Tennessee to make ends meet after a tragic accident claims the lives of his
brothers in arms while overseas.
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