RATIONALE: At the end of 2019 through to 2021, there was a drastic shift within Australia and around the world, and one of the many things affected during this time was universities, their colleges, and the students who resided in them. “The Common Room” is a collection of short stories from the perspective of Australian students who began studies before the pandemic and continued through it, those who were forced to defer starting because of it, and the students who came after the dust settled. Offering a unique, all-rounded perspective on the cohabiting nature of Australian college life, the pressures and loneliness of the ‘work-life balance’, and the joys of it. It is an understandable fact that college life is difficult, more difficult
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What is the difference between a'smart' and a'smart'? “Ghost Town” by Chris Description: Long-time student and resident at college, watches the campus begin to slow as the reality of the impending pandemic sets in when a group of friends just wanted to talk about video games in the dining hall. Themes: Fear, Society, Pandemic, Friendship, Impending Doom, Drama, Depression. 6. What is the difference between a'smart' and a'smart'? “Iso 101” by Beth Description: A young introvert relishes having nowhere to go, but is isolated and scared, she breaks isolation to have an anniversary dinner with her boyfriend across the hall. Themes: Isolation, Romance, Anxiety, Fear, Kindness, Drama. 7. What is the difference between a'smart' and a'smart'? “Paper Walls” by Jack Description: Stuck isolating at college, a young man faces the monotony of his situation and his arch nemesis, the laundry room on the other side of his wall. Themes: Humour, Study, Isolation, Repetition, Mental Illness, Substance Abuse. Chapter 3: Life After | Approximately 12 000 words Description: Three stories from the perspective of students after the pandemic and isolation, showing an outlook on what changed after the dust settled and a view into the minds of the next generation of students and their
What is the difference between a'smart' and a'smart'? “Ghost Town” by Chris Description: Long-time student and resident at college, watches the campus begin to slow as the reality of the impending pandemic sets in when a group of friends just wanted to talk about video games in the dining hall. Themes: Fear, Society, Pandemic, Friendship, Impending Doom, Drama, Depression. 6. What is the difference between a'smart' and a'smart'? “Iso 101” by Beth Description: A young introvert relishes having nowhere to go, but is isolated and scared, she breaks isolation to have an anniversary dinner with her boyfriend across the hall. Themes: Isolation, Romance, Anxiety, Fear, Kindness, Drama. 7. What is the difference between a'smart' and a'smart'? “Paper Walls” by Jack Description: Stuck isolating at college, a young man faces the monotony of his situation and his arch nemesis, the laundry room on the other side of his wall. Themes: Humour, Study, Isolation, Repetition, Mental Illness, Substance Abuse. Chapter 3: Life After | Approximately 12 000 words Description: Three stories from the perspective of students after the pandemic and isolation, showing an outlook on what changed after the dust settled and a view into the minds of the next generation of students and their