Aesthetic Encounters: On Writing and the Arts | Kathy MacKay | Substack

My Meeting with a Harper Collins/William Morrow Editor

Can I write better than Stephen King, Dave Barry, Mary Karr, and Amy Tan can sing?

Mar 29, 2025

Musings on Becoming a Grandma (and a writer)

And an unexpected meeting with a Big Five editor

Dec 29, 2024 • Kathy MacKay

"It's never too late to publish a book," says centenarian Mildred Kirschenbaum.

A Mother/Daughter Collaboration

Mar 7, 2025

Introduction and book store news

Read about a new bookstore to combat book banning

Apr 13, 2024 • Kathy MacKay

And now it's time for something slightly different

Refocusing this Newsletter

Dec 18, 2025 • Kathy MacKay

Aesthetic Encounters: On Writing and the Arts

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