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    Mara Santilli

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    Mara is a freelance writer and editor specializing in culture, politics, wellness, and the intersection between them, whose print and digital work has appeared in Marie Claire, Women’s Health, Cosmopolitan, Airbnb Mag, Prevention, and more. She’s a Fordham University graduate who also has a degree in Italian Studies, so naturally she’s always daydreaming about focaccia.


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      Distraction from your last-minute panic to order Mother's Day flower delivery.

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      A celebration of women from all angles, mixed up and baked in a beautiful pie.

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