Flowers were always there for me. I recall days spent in nature admiring the flora, never plucking, always pushing my nose up against the stems and inhaling. Eyes closed, it was euphoric. Leaving them was tantamount to torture. They’d be here again, though, the next day. Unless somebody plucked them or a particularly hard wind or frost came through. I missed them when I was home, surrounded with b...

The sun hits my eyes and gently shakes me out of sleep. I groan and welcome the warm sunshine, slowly slipping out of bed. I glance at the clock and mind the time. As always, I wake up before I need to open shop.

After freshening up and dressing I walk downstairs to the front door, switching the closed sign. As I wait for customers to flood in, I quickly take inventory of shelves that house vario...

Something was off about this day, something she couldn’t quite place. ‘Oh well’ she thought to herself, ‘its probably fine, nothing to worry about right?’ She shook her head and turned to the customer waiting for her.

“Hello sir, and welcome to Perfume Perfect, I’m Feia how can I help you?”

“Uhhh…I’d like to buy something for my wife, and she said this place was the best so..”

“Well glad to he...

I woke up early today to head straight to my perfume shop, ScentSational. I got dressed, did my hair and makeup, and headed out. Today, we would have significant customers, and I had to be prepared.

When I got to the shop, Darnell, my assistant, was already preparing for the day. “Morning, Darnell!” I said cheerfully. “Oh! Good Miss Mattie!” He said, turning and waving to me with a huge smile...

I had been working here for 30 years, but I never expected this to happen.

I should probably back up real quick.

I own the most successful perfume and cologne shop in the entire city. I have been mentioned in multiple magazines and have awards for my products.

So when you wake up one day and suddenly can’t smell, that’s an issue.

I thought I might up just been dealing with a cold, but I couldn’t s...

Another day, another shift at Poppy’s Perfumes.

As usual, I’m working in the back, checking through storage while Poppy deals with customers. Unlike the proud owner of this shop, I don’t have the people skills to successfully sell anything, but I always wonder what it would be like to walk in during a cold morning to heavenly scents like dahlia petals or warm vanilla. The thought alone brings a s...

“I CANT SMELL!” She roars as she stumbles around her room. Looking for her phone in pitch dark.

“Lordy, Bel! Shut up!” Her sister, Macy, walks in, light pouring over the scene.

She darts over toward her now visible phone, scrolling through Google to see what was wrong.

“What is it?” Macy asks, looking right over her shoulder to see.

“I can’t smell,” She retorts, a bit angry now. It sme...

She had it all. Pamela had worked all her life for this, and her dream finally came true. She now had a successful perfume shop.

It was another typical day at work. When it was time to finally come home, Pamela closed the shop, got in her car, and drove home.

When she got near her home, she saw a man wearing a large coat and hat.

“I wonder what he’s doing there …” she thought.

Pamela went inside h...

Warm winds blew the early morning chill away leaving an unexpected bright afternoon. Maria’s doctor appointment was cancelled so she walked coat open with nowhere to go in a neighborhood she didn’t know. Fancy boutiques and bistros, Maria window-shopped taking in the new and the different. A sudden sweetness caught her fancy.

Maria followed her nose. Past a cupcake bakery and a tailor shop, Maria...

Every day I go through the same routine. Wake up at 5 am, go to the gym and run, and shower when I get back home. Then I make the same breakfast, an egg sandwich with an apple and grapes. I eat on my way to the perfume shop. Once I'm inside I do my usual cleaning tasks getting the store ready for business as usual. I have been going at it for 25 years now, not a day goes by that's any different, u...