<p>1000 Shades of Red is the first-person emotional and existential journey of a new freshman starting college at Indiana University. It follows him through four years exploring campus self-discovery poetic expression absorption in music friendships shenanigans temptation and the intense moments of a young man experiencing love gained and love lost for the first time. All of this is set in the beautiful and magical nearly 2000-acre campus of Indiana University in Bloomington.</p>