I'm a Lot Like You Were

Graduation date: 2016Access permanently restricted to the OSU Community at author's request.This collection of stories explores the landscape of the West and examines the complex relationship between the past and present--of the land and its people. These stories center on narratives that often go untold. The life of an alcoholic woman suffering from dementia. A gambling addict. A woman married to a widower. While these people exist on the fringes, their stories all echo tales of loss, heartache, isolation and a past that can't be shaken