Document Type
Panel Presentation
Start Date
19-4-2019 10:45 AM
End Date
19-4-2019 12:00 PM
Keywords
character study, twins, fiction
Biography
Rachel Venturino is from Fayetteville, WV and studying Creative Writing at Marshall University. She is a member of Marshall's English Student Advisory Board and has had her works used as classroom example. She plans on staying with Marshall University for her M.A. in English.
Major
Creative Writing
Advisor for this project
Daniel O'Malley
Abstract
“Eggs and Old Spice” is a short character study piece of creative fiction. The short story is on twins, Gerard and Gavin, and a short few minutes of interaction between them in Gavin’s apartment. The character study is focused on the thoughts and memories that the narrator, Gavin, has throughout their interactions including memories of their grandmother and meditation on what it will be like to see his brother in a coffin. While Gerard cooks scrambled eggs – which is, in Gavin’s opinion, the wrong way to cook them – the twins discuss a concert happening that night, a German man, and the relationship between Gerard and his current boyfriend, Michael.
Eggs and Old Spice
“Eggs and Old Spice” is a short character study piece of creative fiction. The short story is on twins, Gerard and Gavin, and a short few minutes of interaction between them in Gavin’s apartment. The character study is focused on the thoughts and memories that the narrator, Gavin, has throughout their interactions including memories of their grandmother and meditation on what it will be like to see his brother in a coffin. While Gerard cooks scrambled eggs – which is, in Gavin’s opinion, the wrong way to cook them – the twins discuss a concert happening that night, a German man, and the relationship between Gerard and his current boyfriend, Michael.
