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Author Archives: Liberty Brignall

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The Blueprint, Issue no.14: Winter 23

by Kengyu Lai, Niamh Walker, Liberty Brignall and Eliza Munday January 22, 2024January 22, 2024
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The Blueprint, Issue no.13: Summer 2023

by Niamh Walker, Izzy Lucas, Eliza Munday and Liberty Brignall November 6, 2023November 15, 2023
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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee: A Review

by Liberty Brignall May 18, 2023May 17, 2023
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A Review of ‘Voices from Death Row: Art as a form of Expression’

by Liberty Brignall May 7, 2023May 7, 2023
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A Streetcar Named Desire: A Review

by Liberty Brignall April 26, 2023April 26, 2023
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On Opening Lines and Possibilities

by Liberty Brignall March 5, 2023March 5, 2023
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Reflections on Michaelmas

by Liberty Brignall December 21, 2022December 21, 2022
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Books That Made Me: To the Lighthouse

by Liberty Brignall November 24, 2022

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