Scent Trail: The Journal

A poetic series by Mélanie Rousselet

The Crack

Episode 1 – Atlantic City

A moment of unscripted surrender and the quiet beginning of everything.

The City I Never Left

Episode 2 – New York

A love letter and a reckoning with the city that made and remade me.

The Rise Is Painful

Episode 3 – Bali

A rebirth wrapped in frangipani, incense, and the ache of becoming.

The Gold Within

Episode 4 – Dubai

A journey through illusion, fire, and the kind of gold that can’t be bought.

Held by the Tide

Episode 5 – Montauk

A quiet episode about rest, release, and turning toward the light.

The Elegance of Restraint

Episode 6 – Seoul

Stillness. Space. And the strength that lives in discipline and quiet beauty.

The Fragrance of Home

Episode 7 – Provence

Lavender fields, childhood ghosts, and the scent of belonging.

Fever and Stone

Episode 8 – Vietnam

A descent through fever, mist, and memory in Ha Long Bay, where surrender became strength.