"The novella Drop Serene follows the narrative of those portions of Paradise Lost in which the character Satan plays an active role, specifically focusing upon Books I, II, III, IV, IX, and X. This creative thesis explores the concept of Satan as a classical hero. It seeks, while following the narrative arc of Paradise Lost, to reconcile the idea of Satan as a tragic hero. Milton's Satan, by inverting and distorting the motifs of the hero, stands...

Bioregionalism is the ecocentric theory and practice of inhabiting a landscape based on natural and cultural borders rather than arbitrary political and economic ones. Artists can support bioregionalism through works that create awareness of place and foster connections between the human and non-human worlds. Cascadia, the bioregion of the Pacific Northwest, has been at the forefront of the movement since the 1960s. David McCloskey used the symbolic...