Chronic

dc.contributor.author	Galarita, Brandon
dc.date.accessioned	2021-10-28T02:46:03Z
dc.date.available	2021-10-28T02:45:21Z
dc.date.issued	2016-10-21
dc.description.abstract	My short story provides glimpses into a family that is tarnished by the influence of ice, or crystal methamphetamine. I employ the modular style—a form that breaks expectations of time and place as seen in a linear narrative—to reduce the work to its essential moments, allowing both what is said and unsaid to be amplified. I created this work with the intention of highlighting the issue of meth use across the state of Hawaiʻi, which brings danger to families, tears them apart, and impacts the fragile minds of children. I embrace the use of Pidgin—Hawaiian Creole English—as a staple of my work to plant a reader, including those who may be unfamiliar with this language, in the culture I have been raised in. I have seen the effects of this drug firsthand and in creating this piece I wanted to reveal one aspect of an issue that is not simply black-and-white.
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10125/76611
dc.title	Chronic
dc.type	Creative work
prism.number	1
prism.volume	1

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