Our good friend Michael Maren is working on a new and exciting film entitled “A Short History of Decay.” Director and Producer Maren describes it as “a dark comedy about stepping up when your parents are going downhill; a love letter to everyone caring for someone who raised them.” Maren is currently raising money to [...]
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Sirenland Returns
Heralding the imminent re-opening of Le Sirenuse (April 1st), the Sirenland writers have come to stay with us, as they have for several years now. It has been a true joy to welcome this writers conference back to Positano, and to top it all off, we’re experiencing some unseasonably pleasant warm weather—an added pleasure after [...]
On Sirenland
From its casual inception to what has now become a world class writer’s conference, noted travel writer and editor Maria Shollenbarger in a feature for the Financial Times e-magazine, How to Spend It, gives us an intimate glimpse into the life and dynamics of Sirenland. The brainchild of author Dani Shapirio and hotelier Antonio Sersale, [...]






