Scent and language
Two posts from the Journal.
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Describing a scent, not dictating it
For me, citronella is a small roof garden. We had one once, full of plants, with a wooden swing chair where I used to read and write through the long warm afternoons.
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The Scent We Can't Name: The Last Private Language
Ever caught a whiff of something that transported you back in time, but when someone asks, “What does it smell like?”, you freeze?