(Un)directed Reading: Selected Students' Work Directed Reading 2020/21 University of Saint Joseph, Macao, China

These days, we rarely find youth engaged in reading or writing books. Yet, the joy in these activities is inevitable. When first exposed to reading, the new reader may find themself drawn into new worlds of excitement, amazement, emotion, philosophy, and adventure.

This compilation of short stories includes work written by students from different degree programmes at the University of Saint Joseph (USJ), Macao, China, in 2021. Students involved in this project include students from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities’ Bachelor of Architectural Studies, Bachelor of Communication and Media, Bachelor of Design and Bachelor of Fashion Design.

“(Un)directed Reading” is also an installation designed to randomly generate extracts from the selected work edited below. It aims to get the general public and interested individuals to come to the front of the kiosk and be surprised.

Table of Content

Chapter 1

The Last Fight in the Coliseum
Regret
A Pair of Silk Stockings
The Child’s Story
About Love
An Aged Mother
The Man on the Moon
Witches' Loaves
The Necklace
Hearts and Hands
The Hand
Regrel
The Fly

Chapter 2

In Praise of Video Games
In Praise of Argument
In Praise of Music
Animalia In praise of kids, believing everything is possible.

Chapter 3

HEA (Happy Ever After)
A Loving Park
Feng Shui Master
At the Theme Park
Erasmos’ Blues
Finding You