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This manuscript contains the first of two parts which make up NIGHTBRUISE, my novel-in-progress. This novel, narrated by twenty-four-year-old October Che, is deeply concerned with the distortion of memory through grief and trauma, as well as the impact of place on the child psyche. NIGHTBRUISE offers its reader glimpses into October’s childhood through two primary avenues: 1. twelve images which appear in her email, sent from an anonymous source and 2. her memory of events, as told in flashback sequences which are incited by the aforementioned images. The Che family (in particular, the sisters: October, August, and April/Baby) share a collective history which has been fractured by time, space, and the tragedy of their father’s mysterious death. My interest in telling this story is to slowly reunite the surviving members of this family and in doing so, uncover certain dark truths about isolation, inherited identity, and relationships shaped by violence.

MFA (Master of Fine Arts)

English

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2026-05-01