Standard Deviation is an anthology of short fiction by a diverse group of young artists from Cornish College of the Arts who gathered in Spring 2016 to explore the art of the short story. The stories in this collection reflect the wide range of personalities, interests, anxieties, obsessions, dreams, and wry humor of these artists, each of whom seized the opportunity to write in the margins of their jam-packed art school lives. It offers a glimpse into the rich inner lives of artists who embrace the adventure of learning by going where they have to go