Mangan, Andrew Nicholas, authorLevy, E. J., advisorDoenges, Judy, committee memberKhrebtan-Hörhager, Julia, committee member2016-07-132018-07-112016http://hdl.handle.net/10217/173474This thesis is titled after its first story but also functions the primary theme of the collection itself: Each character is in casting around desperately for “any good thing” in their lives. These “good things” range from monetary salvation, to the mitigation of loneliness, to escape from someone toxic. The arc of the collection as a whole is that of people identifying their conditions, trying to rescue themselves from them, then finally doing so in complicated ways.born digitalmasters thesesengCopyright 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.TextAccess is limited to the Colorado State University community only.