Capstone
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Last published Wed, Sep 24, 2025
Scrambled Senior, Sage Arland, is starting to realize that her remaining school days are numbered, and there's only a matter of time before she graduates and moves on from being a university art student. There's a lot of work to do before she can earn her degree, and if that wasn't overwhelming enough, she'll be facing obstacles that may jeopardize everything she's been working for. As graduation approaches, Sage comes face to face with choices that could drastically change the outcome of not only her final year at university, but derail the life she's pictured for herself. The pressure is on, and everyone around her feels it.
In order to graduate with an art degree, every art major must pass the art capstone and spend their final year producing their best body of artwork to date. Sam, the head of the art department is responsible for nurturing the budding artists, but his approach, and his whole being, come to think of it, are the opposite of what Sage and her friends need to feel challenged and successful. When Sam ends up favoring Sage's artwork over her peers, the senior art major cohort starts to sniff out.
And if a sketchy professor wasn't enough to throw off Sage's work, there's always roommate drama to come home to. Sage and Beck were last-minute placed to room with who they thought was a pretty normal peer: Lissa. Shortly after move in, the two girls find out that Lissa is attached at the hip to James, her erratic boyfriend. Boundaries are crossed, belongings are stolen, and the peace always goes unkept.
Each day is one day closer to wrapping up the most unpredictable chapter of Sage's life so far.
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