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[email protected]. A momentary weakness by Daniel R. Pinkerton A thesis submitted to the graduate faculty in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS Major: English (Creative Writing) Program of Study Committee: Stephen Pett (Major Professor) Neil Nakadate Jack Davidson Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 2002 ------------------------------ ------·- 11 Graduate College Iowa State University This is to certify that the master's thesis of Daniel R. Pinkerton has met the thesis requirements oflowa State University Signature redacted for privacy Committee Member Signature redacted for privacy Committee Member Signature redacted for privacy Major Professor Signature redacted for privacy For the Major Program lll TABLE OF CONTENTS CHUCK AMONG THE CRABAPPLES 1 THE SHRINE 19 SEA OF HAPPINESS 35 LESSONS I LEARNED FROM MAURY POVICH 53 NIGHT OF THE PERSEIDS 71 THE CYPRESS 87 NAKED AND FREE 102 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 114 1 CHUCK AMONG THE CRABAPPLES As IQs went, Melody's was a sleek gray Mercedes doing 185 in a construction zone.