October 14, 2025: The Playful Experiments

A book with a side of garlic, please.

I just heard Jennifer L. Armentrout’s romantasy novel, The Primal of Blood and Bone is getting a scented-ink edition. Yes, the pages will smell of garlic.

It’s like Twilight and Olive Garden had a baby.

In the story, the scent repels monsters, so the author and marketers ran with it. A wild idea. Maybe brilliant.

Romance and garlic shouldn’t work, yet somehow they do.

With projects, leave room for playful experiments. Magic often hides in unlikely pairings, and creativity grows in odd soil.

The next time a quirky thought wanders into your head, avoid shooing it away. “What if?” can lead to “Why not?” and then “Wow.”

Just keep your breath mints close.