Ms. Sylve grew up in the south and spent most of her life there. She traveled every summer with her family visiting other states and big cities, but her heart always belonged to the small-town life...view moreMs. Sylve grew up in the south and spent most of her life there. She traveled every summer with her family visiting other states and big cities, but her heart always belonged to the small-town life and the history handed down through families for generations. She valued the many lessons, skills and stories that were passed on to them by their elders. The importance of belonging to a family stuck with her throughout her life and in all her travels around the world. She was always interested in the mysteries that accompanied each culture she experienced and their determination to preserve past practices, no matter how archaic they might seem to outsiders.
Ms. Sylve worked as a professional and retired from the federal government. Her first love since childhood was researching or seeking out any story of a local mystery. Often she found a mystery presented itself in just ordinary day-to-day life. She marveled at what could be gleaned from just a conversation or a passing comment from a stranger. Our beliefs tether us to our own reality. What might seem real for one person could be the beginnings of depravity for another.view less