Lost in luck : stories.

Abstract

Lost in luck: stories is a collection of eight short stories written and revised during my time as a graduate student at the University of Central Oklahoma. The most prominent theme within the collection is luck. Specifically, the characters in this collection ponder the existence of luck (chance, randomness, etc.), struggle with its perceived influence, and face difficult choices as a result. Many of these characters seek to understand the world around them. Several pieces within the collection are also coming-of-age stories. These stories involve young men that are intelligent, yet naive; curious, yet arrogant. Either through interactions with family and friends, or foreign places and the surreal, these characters lose innocence. The majority of these stories are strictly done in the realist mode. However, several of the stories feature magical elements inserted into a realistic world.