Department of English

Student Profiles: Laura Dulaney

photoAs a fiction writer, I’m interested in character driven stories.  I’m continually asking:  Why do people do what they do?  What are each person’s motivations?  What happens when the expectations of society and culture clash with one’s individuality or eccentricities?  What does it take to propel someone to risk change?  I like to study the interplay of the sacred and profane, irony and coincidence.  As I examine these questions and issues, I also enjoy rolling in the sensuousness of language.  Ah, words!