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Commonthought (2024), Commonthought Staff

Commonthought

This issue features works created by Lesley University students and covers a broad range of topics. The work itself crosses many disciplines from creative writing to visual arts.

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Fragments Of Fire: Essays On Womanhood, Family, And Environment, Valerie Rose Palacios

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

Fragments of Fire is a collection of non-fiction, memoir, and opinion essays that navigate themes of gender and societal issues, coming-of-age, generational dynamics, death, and the natural environment. Through an intricate blend of introspection, keen observation, and literary analysis, these essays offer insight into the transformative journey from girlhood to womanhood as experienced by a young Latina. This collection provides a resonant voice that bridges personal narrative with broader cultural and existential questions.

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The Wind Roared, The Rain Poured, And The Second Tent Flooded, Audrey Ickes

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Hailing from Jefferson City, Missouri, Audrey Ickes is a Senior Honor Scholar, majoring in English Writing and minoring in History and Rhetoric and Interpersonal Communications. Fun fact: her whole four years of college she's been on the search for another DePauw student who's from Missouri but not from STL.

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Mass Deconstruction, Oliver Spencer

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Oliver Spencer is a senior writing major from Fort Wayne, Indiana. He loves writing in many genres, but especially creative nonfiction, magical realism, and horror. He is planning on going to graduate school for a degree in library science. Oliver loves birds, theater, and researching.

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Bird's Eye View-A Guide To Bird Behavior, Oliver Spencer

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Oliver Spencer is a senior writing major from Fort Wayne, Indiana. He loves writing in many genres, but especially creative nonfiction, magical realism, and horror. He is planning on going to graduate school for a degree in library science. Oliver loves birds, theater, and researching.

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You Look Nice, Lily Monnett

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Lily Monnett is a Senior Environmental Biology major, English Writing minor, and Environmental Fellow at DePauw University. She is also a part of the DePauw Women’s Cross Country and Track teams.

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