Follow Your Nose
Francis I of France was apparently also known as Big Nose Francis. Portrait by Titian. In my previous post, I suggested the possibility of creating an olfactory map of your neighborhood. I want to...
View Article“She did not let go until her story had been told”: An Interview with Sandy...
Sandy Longhorn is the author of three collections of poems, Blood Almanac (Anhinga Press, 2006), The Girlhood Book of Prairie Myths (Jacar Press, 2013) and The Alchemy of My Mortal Form (Trio House,...
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Jehanne Dubrow’s latest collection of poems, The Arranged Marriage, tells a difficult and moving story about the poet’s mother and her early life. The narrative gradually comes into focus for the...
View ArticleEssence and Absolute: The Storytelling Power of Perfume
When you start selling perfumes, you are in the business of selling stories. You must learn to be adept in all the tools a writer needs to do their work well. To read the person walking through the...
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