Kathy MacKay's Aesthetic Encounters: On Writing and the Arts

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Essays and stories about writing and works of art that I believe are worth sharing, whether deeply meaningful or happily whimsical.

About Kathy MacKay

Former photojournalist and educator now revising my memoir and writing about the creative arts. My memoir is a story of love, betrayal, and resilience amid the one of the worst (unknown) Pharma scandals in recent history.

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