A Smell I’ll Never Forget

“Smell is a potent wizard that transports us across thousands of miles and all the years we have lived. The odors of fruits waft me to my southern home, to my childhood frolics in the peach orchard. Other odors, instantaneous and fleeting, cause my heart to dilate joyously or contract with remembered grief.”

–Helen Keller

Make a list of 10-20 smells that evoke the past for you, smells that hook you into a memory of a person, a place, a time in your life, or a particular incident. Choose one smell from your list. Tell the story evoked by the smell.