Ray, Marcy, authorSchwartz, Steven, advisorAlexander, Ruth, committee memberBecker, Leslee, committee member2022-04-082022-04-082010https://hdl.handle.net/10217/234643Covers not scanned.Print version deaccessioned 2022.The Only Ones Who Understand is a collection of five interrelated short stories. I wrote these pieces while enrolled in the M.F.A. Fiction program at Colorado State University. All of these stories involve members of the same family and are set in a town in eastern Oregon. They seek to explore in impact the family unit as a whole has on the individual members that make up the family as well as looking at the way these characters communicate and fail to communicate.masters 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.Stories, plots, etcFamilyTextAccess is limited to the Colorado State University community only.