Archive - Marissa Zappas

I’m in The New York Times, I bought a car, and I’m moving to the North Fork.

Life is life-ing!

Aug 20 •

"August is like the Sunday of summer. Or like the top of a roller coaster — you know it's all downhill after that." - Boyhood (2014)

Aug 1 •

July 2025

June 2025

Heaven has a Heart Shaped Nose

Jun 20 •

May 2025

Update to Monthly Subscriptions

Due to a slightly overwhelming and unexpected surge in new paid subscribers (thank you!!!!), I’ve had to rethink my monthly fragrance sampling plan.

May 30 •

All flowers in time bend towards the sun

May Fragrance Sample

May 25 •

A note for paid subscribers

If you'd like to receive a once-a-month sample of something mysterious I’m working on (and I think you will!), please take a moment to fill out the…

May 23 •

Parthenope and Perfume

“When you know everything, you die early and alone. Get acquainted with the unspeakable.” – Parthenope

May 13 •

April 2025

My Vulnerability was Never Soft: A Conversation with Ariana Reines

"There is courage to an unsurrendered imagination."

Apr 30 •

March 2024

This is Marissa Zappas.

Mar 1, 2024 •

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