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Robin Maguire

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Robin Maguire was born and raised in Los Angeles. She graduated from UCLA and studied painting at Otis College of Art and Design. A foray into on-camera Martha Stewart-esque content brought her to the theater and life long side hustle—writing. Maguire’s award-winning play, “Aquarium,” was described by Michael Silverblatt of KCRW’s Bookworm as, “A hand grenade lobbed into the lap of 'post-moral' America.” The allure of the novel (no actors, no rehearsals, fewer tears) eventually won favor. Maguire lives in LA with her husband. ...more

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BABY: The Weight of Sunshine DOB: 7.28.26

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Four times I have been pregnant and given birth, and no, not naturally, because naturally my body and my baby weren’t by the book people. We are “let’s make it difficult” people, grease up your Frank breech bellied baby and spin her around because she’ll stay there. Not. We both knew this would never work. So instead, we were scheduled and delivered with drugs

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