Author Archive
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New Year, Old Hates
17 Jan 2014I have been called “The Man Who Hates Everything,” and that is not quite true. I am a man who…
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Consolidation
23 Sep 2013Every once in a while, I feel the need to organize various sprawling things. Fragrance is no exception. Upon a…
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The Fragrance Ferris Wheel
10 Aug 2013I have recently participated in a fragrance pass-around. This is like a chain letter, except that you send smellythings —…
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How Communities Die
04 May 2013After reading a disturbing post at Parfumo (here), the thoughts coagulated in my mind. When things only make sense viewed…
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The Education of a Mad Chemist
09 Feb 2013At the end, I am laughing. Not as harshly or as mockingly as Sarah laughed, but in an incredulous manner…
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Speaking From Out of the Past
26 Jan 2013Some months ago I claimed that because a fragrance was still widely available to be purchased online, that meant that…
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A Study in Violet: A Violette Market Review
20 Jan 2013Once again, I am unearthing crypts of forgotten words scribed in the prior year, and then reinterring them to rest…
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Concoction #1
17 Jan 2013Rubbing hands together madly with glee and chortling underneath my breath, at long last I announce, “Behold!” I have forayed…
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Alkemia Samples: A Recollection
27 Oct 2012Some time in the past, I purchased several samples from Alkemia Apothecary & Perfumery, but no place was found suitable…