Keeping secrets and telling lies : a short story : an honors thesis (HONRS 499)

The goal of my senior thesis is to get a better perspective on myself as a writer. I wanted to compose a piece of short fiction in which I gave my full effort writing and revising to see where I stand as a writer. The story that follows, "Keeping Secrets and Telling Lies," represents for me what I wanted to achieve. In writing this piece I used what I had learned as an English major though all of my writing both creative and expository. To incorporate my major in secondary education, both the subject and intended audience are middle school age students. Following the piece, I have included a reflection on the process of writing to better help myself understand my writing and this project.