Sylvia DeSantis

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Estate Living: “Girls! Do not poke that alligator!”

Meet my mom, Maria, who died June 2019, and whose childhood overflowed with the most remarkable, bizarre, otherworldly events. Like the time she announced to her mom (Nanny) that she would not be clearing the dinner dishes because “the maid can do it.” Spoiler: there was no maid. At least not in their house. The […]

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Pirate ship in thunderstorm with lightning

Shalimar! (pirates, not angels, but still…)

Anybody like a good pirate story? Yeah, me too. That’s how I ended up writing “Shalimar.” Well, sort of… Maybe you remember your granny wearing Shalimar, the perfume: sweet, musky, very la-di-da. That’s not the what I’m talking about here. My Shalimar exists in the air, a fantastical city inhabited by, well, I’m rushing ahead.

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