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Glitter and Biscuits

Claire Mackinnon

A newsletter about joy-led creative living and the dark forces that stop us. Essays and field-notes from an advice-weary, multi-passionate creative seeker. Sometimes sparkly, sometimes crumbly.

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    Multi-passionate creative, community leader, writer, coach, facilitator, mother...a human woman learning how to shimmy through life with more joy, ease and sparkle. Also on Instagram @clairemackinnonwrites.

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