DescriptionThis thesis is the beginning pages of a novel to fulfill the requirements of the Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at Rutgers University-Camden. The novel explores what would happen and how individuals would respond to a world where mothers mysteriously disappeared. The novel is told from the point-of-view of Martin James, a husband and father and explores his relationships with his family and neighbors as well as investigating what would take place in the larger world as a result of this event.