The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Electronic Theses and Dissertations Fogler Library Spring 5-8-2020 Square Dance Matthew T. Hammond University of Maine,
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[email protected]. SQUARE DANCE By Matthew Hammond B.A. English Literature A THESIS Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts (In English) The Graduate School University of Maine May 2020 Advisory Committee: Hollie Adams, Thesis Advisor, Assistant Professor of English Gregory Howard, Associate Professor of English Ryan Dippre, Associate Professor of English, Director of College Composition 1 SQUARE DANCE By Matt Hammond Thesis Advisor: Dr. Hollie Adams An Abstract of the Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts (In English) May 2020 SQUARE DANCE is a collection of nine short fiction stories. The first eight are connected thematically and the ninth story is intended to simulate a “bonus track” like one would find in a musical album. The collection follows mostly male characters as they each react to the curveballs life throws at them in their twenties, and explore the tests, formation, and bonds of friendship.