Occupation“The value of a hobby to anyone as a safety-valve for surcharged emotions is so great that it cannot be estimated.”May 24May 24
Ottmar MergenthalerI have a crush. He’s kind to animals and treats his employees to lunch on stressful days. He loves to sing and is often humming a tune as…Apr 191Apr 191
Denmark: Cardamom buns and Parfumefri ZonesBeing Danish seems like a good gig, if you can get it. I mean, as a Baltimorean who wouldn’t dream of sticking her baby toe into the waters…Aug 29, 2023Aug 29, 2023
Smell mapping with Dr. Kate McLeanI didn’t realize how much it would mean to me to see the invisible realities of smell rendered visible in her maps. Faith becoming sight…Apr 21, 2021Apr 21, 2021
Down One’s Nose: Scent and PrejudiceIn 2018, a group of Italian scientists released a study linking participants’ sense of disgust, specifically body odour disgust, to their…Jan 11, 2021Jan 11, 2021
December Thoughts on FrankincenseFrankincense trees look like monster bonsai. They look like dream trees. They grow in places that seem impossible, even out of rocks. When…Dec 22, 2020Dec 22, 2020
InvocationThere’s a well-documented theory in linguistics that we invent the worlds we inhabit through our words. A fictional example: say a certain…Dec 4, 2020Dec 4, 2020