"The bell rings, and the swell of voices and pattering footsteps fill the halls like the opening of flood gates. Backpack slung over your shoulder, you jostle your way to your next class, navigating the corridors of a grand but familiar building, hoping to find some reprieve from the messy, confusing, and wonderful time that is the few fleeting minutes between classes."

What's the appeal of an academia-based setting, and why do we love reading about it? And how does pulling a story down to the simplest of settings help it truly flourish? All that and more on this week's episode of Your Rivers Are Wrong.