First blush

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June 16, 2025

Mise en place is a French culinary term that translates to “putting in place” or “gathering.” This weekly column gathers together creative prompts inspired by the five senses.

1. Hearing

Audio provided by MusicSesame.

2. Sight

3. Smell

The scent of roses.

4. Taste

5. Touch

Your favorite blanket right now.

Guilliean (hard G) Pacheco is a full-stack writer and editor by day, and raconteuse by night. She is a Climatebase Fellow and an Anaphora Arts poetry fellow, with an MFA in Writing from the University of San Francisco, looking to contribute to climate action through storytelling.

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