A map made from smells

An original notice for an invented writing activity.

For this week's writing activity, make a map of an imagined street using descriptions of smells rather than drawings of buildings. You might place a bakery beside a sharp smell of paint, or describe rain rising from warm paving stones. The places do not have to be real, and you should not collect or bring in any substances.

Bring a written description of three locations and a short explanation of how someone could move between them. We will read the descriptions aloud and discuss whether the route is clear. There is no prize for guessing a real street: the purpose is to see how sensory detail can help a reader build an unfamiliar place.

Write down the two pieces of written material participants should bring.