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  • ADDICTION

    It’s wild to observe the ways in which I calm myself in the midst of turmoil. A new, little thing here, a numb, mindless scroll there. I am aware of it but don’t want to give it up…it’s not really that bad, I’ll stop tomorrow, I won’t buy anything frivolous after Christmas, I’ll delete Instagram…

  • LOVE BOMB 2025

    Because I can’t think of one word that encompasses all I wish for you, for us, in 2025, I will make up a new one. It is the color of bubblegum. Smells of mint, but also a little like fresh cut grass. This word is the sound of your sister’s laugh and feels like waking…

  • DEAR WHITE SISTERS,

    What the actual f***? What have you, and by you I mean we because now we are all in this rapidly sinking boat together, done? I know lecturing doesn’t work, it is definitely the quickest way to get me to tune out, but I am too angry to come up with another idea at the…

  • Blueprint

    Here we are. How has your paradigm shifted and where do you find yourself tonight, on the eve of Lunar New Year and just over one month into 2024? I find myself on my couch with COVID, my first ever official case, though I do think I had it in December of 2019, a few…

Smagik is Claire Sandrin’s personal blog of writing and photographs dedicated to finding beauty in the everyday. It covers everything from how to brand yourself as a creative, making a professional pivot in middle age, travels to Amsterdam, and recipes for grain free chocolate zucchini cake. Join me for the adventure that is this life!

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