Womack, Kenneth

Abstract In this emotional and heart-wrenching novel, a family rediscovers its roots and each other in the midst of a global pandemic. Set in April 2020, A Mother’s Love traces the story of New Jersey schoolteacher Jeanette Remington, who experiences the limitations and frustrations of remote instruction. When she contracts COVID, Jeanette finds herself in an isolated hospital ward, where she engages in the fight of her life. Meanwhile, her husband and grown...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of theses written by students enrolled in the Monmouth University graduate English program. The holdings are primarily bound print documents that were submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Arts or Master of Fine Arts degrees. Students become eligible to pursue the Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree if they have obtained a Master of Arts (M.A.)...

Abstract Check Your Heart is a dual point of view young adult contemporary romance novel that follows Peyton, a determined female ice hockey player who joins an all-boys team, and Asher, the passionate alternate captain of the hockey team. Peyton aims to prove women belong in hockey, and Asher needs to develop his leadership skills to take a step forward in the sport. They each contend with family challenges; Peyton’s dad, a retired National Hockey League player,...

Abstract For my fiction thesis, this is the first 50 pages of a manuscript in progress called Corpseman. The main character is a war veteran who goes by Easy, now a heroin addict on the streets of Chicago after his time in the military leaves him burned to the point of unrecognizability. Unable to find traditional income, he becomes a fixer for a local drug lord which sets him directly on a path with a streetwise sex worker called KitKat. All the while, a supernatural force called The Acid Queen...

Abstract Empyrean is the working title of an epic fantasy novel that follows three protagonists with conflicting worldviews as distinct POV characters. Merrin, a young man studying sorrcery [sic] who becomes embroiled in the center of a conflict between the all-powerful Auriole Church and his school, The Citadel, when he discovers a mysterious artifact called The Codex; The Wren, a thief under a...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of theses written by students enrolled in the Monmouth University graduate English program. The holdings are primarily bound print documents that were submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Arts or Master of Fine Arts degrees. Students become eligible to pursue the Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree if they have obtained a Master of Arts (M.A.)...

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Ella and her son, Nico, try selling a fake pocket watch to buy heroin for the young boy’s dope-sick father, Johnny, who has returned unexpectedly. Meanwhile, his father, Cheech, recounts the early days of Johnny’s addiction, leading up to the moment that incites Johnny’s months-long absence from the family.

Keywords: addiction, intergenerational trauma, substance abuse, child neglect and endangerment.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of theses written by students enrolled in the Monmouth University graduate English program. The holdings are primarily bound print documents that were submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Arts or Master of Fine Arts degrees. Students become eligible to pursue the Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree if they have obtained a Master of Arts (M.A.)...

Abstract [Transcription] Salvation is work of creative fiction that centers around the protagonist, Grace Olmeda. Grace comes to work for a Presbyterian church, although she does not believe in God. The person she interacts with most is Pastor Michael Rhodes, who has become her surrogate father. Grace finds a home and peaceful life at the church with Pastor Michael. This changes when Michael announces his retirement and a new pastor, Joshua, joins the church community. The...

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The Lost Daughter of Grover is the start of a novel about a young journalist named Anna who sets out to interview Elizabeth Peuper, a reclusive celebrity, to save her struggling newspaper. At the same time, Anna grapples with the loss of her adoptive mother and ultimately decides to search for her biological mother.

Keywords: The Lost Daughter of Grover, original fiction, novel, journalist, motherhood, fame.