Eastern Washington University EWU Digital Commons EWU Masters Thesis Collection Student Research and Creative Works Spring 2018 Notes for a speech: stories Matthew Greene Eastern Washington University Follow this and additional works at: http://dc.ewu.edu/theses Part of the Fiction Commons Recommended Citation Greene, Matthew, "Notes for a speech: stories" (2018). EWU Masters Thesis Collection. 502. http://dc.ewu.edu/theses/502 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Research and Creative Works at EWU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in EWU Masters Thesis Collection by an authorized administrator of EWU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. NOTES FOR A SPEECH: STORIES A Thesis Presented To Eastern Washington University Cheney, Washington In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing By Matthew Greene Spring 2018 ii THESIS OF MATTHEW GREENE APPROVED BY ____________________________________ ________________ DATE GREGORY SPATZ ____________________________________ ________________ DATE SAMUEL LIGON ____________________________________ ________________ DATE DR. KEVIN DECKER iii MASTER’S THESIS In presenting this thesis in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a master’s degree at Eastern Washington University, I agree that the JFK Library shall make copies freely available for inspection. I further agree that copying of this project in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this thesis for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without my written permission. Signature Date iv Table of Contents The Bachelor Party 1 Shazaam! 20 Something Must be Done! 32 Emil Cioran at the State Fair 47 Dodger Dogs 67 Notes for a Speech 80 The Bachelor Party Jim’s bachelor party was going great until he lost his leg.