Creative nonfiction
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Scope Note: Prose works that use literary styles and techniques to present factually accurate narratives in a compelling manner.
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
The wreckage of spring, 2022
Item — Call number MU Thesis Cla
Identifier: b7930851
Abstract
This cross-genre memoir is a collection of Clark's reflections on growing up in a conservative community as a black Transgender man, and his experiences with grief and love. The Wreckage of Spring is meant to bring awareness to generational and religious trauma, its lasting effects over the course of a lifetime, and the act of confronting and healing from it.
Keywords: Gender identity, sexuality, trauma, religion, grief, relationships
Dates:
2022
Unavoidable transparency : coping with a chronic childhood illness, 2023
Item — Call number MU Thesis Pad
Identifier: b7931467
Abstract
A brief summary: Failing to Thrive: Coping with a Chronic Childhood Illness consists of seven personal essays about my experience with being diagnosed with Gastroparesis at a young age. Each essay explores different challenges and internal struggles that occur due to childhood illness, like feelings of isolation, loneliness, confusion, and fear. The manuscript depicts my life before, during, and after the diagnosis, and shows the evolution of the illness over time as it impacted me...
Dates:
2023