Title

Inkblot

Author

Jayden Lopez, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Abstract

Inkblot is a novel that traverses the choppy waters of drug addiction, childhood trauma, abandonment, and friendship. It follows nineteen-year-old Donny Sablan as he struggles to make peace with his past and reconcile with his mother, who, when Donny was young, forced him to leave his younger brother in the woods. Years later, his brother returns, and Donny must fight to confront the part of himself he tried so desperately to forget. Told through Donny’s bitterly humorous, wildly intoxicated, and guilt-stricken eyes, Inkblot is a story about a young man trying to find his place in the world, simply doing the best he possibly can with the unfortunate hand he’s been dealt.

Advisor

Robin Becker

Committee Member

Geoff Herbach

Date of Degree

2023

Language

english

Document Type

Thesis

Degree

Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

Program of Study

Creative Writing

Department

English

College

Humanities and Social Sciences

Recommended Citation

Lopez, Jayden. (2023). Inkblot [Master’s thesis, Minnesota State University, Mankato]. Cornerstone: A Collection of Scholarly and Creative Works for Minnesota State University, Mankato. https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/etds/1361/

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