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Cardboard Cowboys reading
Brian reads from the opening chapter of Cardboard Cowboys.
  1. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  12. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  13. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  14. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  15. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  16. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  17. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  18. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  19. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  20. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
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