Laura PlasterOttmar 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…7 min read·Apr 19, 2024----
Laura PlasterDenmark: 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…4 min read·Aug 29, 2023----
Laura PlasterWalking in London“To walk alone in London is the greatest rest.”4 min read·Jun 2, 2023----
Laura PlasterSmell 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…1 min read·Apr 21, 2021----
Laura PlasterDown 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…6 min read·Jan 11, 2021----
Laura PlasterDecember 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…3 min read·Dec 22, 2020----
Laura PlasterInvocationThere’s a well-documented theory in linguistics that we invent the worlds we inhabit through our words. A fictional example: say a certain…3 min read·Dec 4, 2020----
Laura PlasterNose Narratives: Why I No Longer Want a Signature ScentWhen I was in grad school for Applied Theatre, a principle guiding our work was the idea of “transportation versus transformation,” taken…6 min read·Nov 12, 2020----
