Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Graduate Theses and Dissertations Dissertations 2016 Place and Adoption Erin E. Schmiel Iowa State University Follow this and additional works at: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd Part of the Biology Commons, Geography Commons, and the Transportation Commons Recommended Citation Schmiel, Erin E., "Place and Adoption" (2016). Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 16010. https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/16010 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Dissertations at Iowa State University Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Place and adoption by Erin Schmiel A thesis submitted to the graduate faculty in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF FINE ARTS Major: Creative Writing and Environment Program of Study Committee: Barbara Haas, Major Professor David Zimmerman Matthew Sivils Christina Gish-Hill Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 2016 Copyright © Erin Schmiel, 2016. All rights reserved. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS LOVE IS LETTING GO ................................................................................................................................ 1 CHURCH SCENES WITH OR WITHOUT THE ORGAN ............................................................... 28 DAD AND THE VOLKSWAGEN ..........................................................................................................