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Allison

Allison is a former Senior Editor at Atlas Obscura, and their ongoing cemetery tour guide and aficionado. She works as a writer on art and overlooked history, and is an avid cemetery explorer. Originally from an Oklahoma oil town, she's now based in Brooklyn after living for a time in France. She likes monumental art installations of ephemeral beauty and minuscule cemeteries hidden in the city sprawl.

http://www.allisoncmeier.com

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Iceland in Winter: Northern Lights & Geothermal Marvels

NEW - Southern Italy: Castles, Caves & Coastal Treasures in Puglia

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Monster of the Month w/ Colin Dickey: Frankenstein

Antiques and Their Afterlives: Holiday Gift Guide

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The Table as Canvas: Designing a Bizarro Dinner Party With Jen Monroe

Writing the Food Memoir: A Workshop With Gina Rae La Cerva

Making Scents: Experimental Perfumery With Saskia Wilson-Brown

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