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Mercado, Bel, author Candelaria Fletcher, Harrison, advisor Mitchell, Todd, committee member Centelles, Vanessa, committee member 2026-06-08T10:31:32Z 2026 Mercado_colostate_0053N_19441.pdf https://hdl.handle.net/10217/244760 https://doi.org/10.25675/3.027120 This Creative Nonfiction MFA Thesis is a book-length work told in three acts. The first three essays explore the narrator's adolescence and young adulthood in Hawaii, South Korea, and online with focus placed upon the body and on terror. The second act, "Movement," details the writer's upbringing and childhood through a series of interconnected flash essays. The third and final act, consisting of two essays, follows the narrator's reach toward safety as a young adult living in Northern Colorado. This thesis is introduced by a prologue, which positions the narrator in the process of self-reflection. Holistically, this thesis endeavors to understand the relationships between trauma, safety, and community, as well as how each of these concepts has resisted definition for much of the writer's life. born digital masters theses English eng Colorado State University. Libraries 2020- Copyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright. Embargo expires: 06/05/2028. In front of them all: a memoir in essays Text 2028-06-05 2028-06-05 This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights (https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/). You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) Masters English Colorado State University restricted