University of South Carolina Scholar Commons Theses and Dissertations 2018 1 Hour Ghost Visit Charles Elizabeth Martin University of South Carolina Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd Part of the Creative Writing Commons Recommended Citation Martin, C. E.(2018). 1 Hour Ghost Visit. (Master's thesis). Retrieved from https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/4680 This Open Access Thesis is brought to you by Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. 1 HOUR GHOST VISIT by Charles Elizabeth Martin Bachelor of Arts Reed College, 2012 Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing College of Arts and Sciences University of South Carolina 2018 Accepted by: Samuel Amadon, Director of Thesis Elizabeth Countryman, Reader Ed Madden, Reader Susan Felleman, Reader Cheryl L. Addy, Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School © Copyright by Charles Elizabeth Martin, 2018 All Rights Reserved. ii DEDICATION For Alanna Lynn & every fire-hearted queer on this terrestrial planet & beyond iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thank you to my strange, rowdy biological family of Irish & Scottish descendants who taught me the power of stories, memory, & love in the face of debilitating loss. Endless gratitude to my Reed College family, as well as the rest of my chosen family: I’ll see y’all on the dance floor. Love to my MFA cohort: Catie, Maya, & Emy. We’ve evolved, my darlings. Thank you as well to my coven for helping me create the magic in Miami that birthed DOROTHY.