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Author: Laura Leavitt

Laura Leavitt is a writer and teacher living in Ohio. She has written a variety of pieces about travel, young adulthood, and food culture, including pieces at The Hairpin and Roads and Kingdoms. She blogs about living a disorganized life at Messy Mapmaker.
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01/07/2019

Hollow Words

Exploring John Cleves Symmes Jr.’s obsession with a hollow Earth

by Laura Leavitt

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11/19/2018

Reviving the Dinner Party

What I learned from throwing my first dinner parties

by Laura Leavitt

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