The Melt by Jason Diamond

The Melt by Jason Diamond

That 1980s Bowling Alley Smell

What happens to the scents of our past?

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Jason Diamond
Aug 24, 2023
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A weird thing people don’t tell you about getting older is certain smells just go away. I’m not talking about a dulling of our senses, I mean the literal scents that occupy very specific memories or moments in time. I assume it’s probably for the best, especially since many of the scents I’m chasing likely aren’t available for me to sniff because they’d…

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