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Author Archives: Alice Brooker

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Diaries of a Rusticated Student: Oxford as an Overpriced Croissant

by Alice Brooker January 22, 2024January 22, 2024
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Diaries of a Rusticated Student: In Opera Cafe (an Ode to Hari)

by Alice Brooker December 12, 2023December 12, 2023
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Diaries of a Rusticated Student: Depression and Doing Things 

by Alice Brooker November 27, 2023December 5, 2023
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Diaries of a Rusticated Student: Having Sex and Feeling Better

by Alice Brooker November 21, 2023November 21, 2023
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Diaries of a Rusticated Student: Hibernating Season 

by Alice Brooker November 7, 2023November 7, 2023
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Diaries of a Rusticated Student: Climbing and Coping

by Alice Brooker November 2, 2023November 1, 2023
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Diaries of a Rusticated Student: Terms, Conditions and Trying Not To Care…

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Diaries of a Rusticated Student: On Quote Collecting and Invisibility 

by Alice Brooker October 20, 2023October 20, 2023
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An Introduction to the Classics: The Go-Between by L.P. Hartley

by Alice Brooker October 19, 2023October 19, 2023
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Diaries of a Rusticated Student: Barista Thoughts and Rain 

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