Abstract
My project is a collection (if two stories can really be considered a collection) of fictional material, and in no way is the violent psychotic man in the first story based on my brother— the similarities are purely coincidental. In my stories, none of the characters investigate, question, or discover anything about the human condition— they are not consciously capable of such acts. The first story is simply about a man who struggles with the consequences of imposing (in a passive aggressive manner) one of his choices on the world, and the second story is about a young man, who tries to survive one of the most dangerous challenges a person can face— dealing with family. In both stories, the protagonists are in more danger at the end of the stories than at the beginning— their stories and any personal growth remain far from finished.