“The bracing fragrance of rain on dry ground—on eucalyptus and pavement as well—is precious given the scarcity of rain in San Diego. I didn’t know there was a name for it until it popped up in my email as the Word of the Day….”
From my short essay “Petrichor,” which was published in Eunoia Review this summer. I was drawn to this journal by its name, another wonderful word, which not only means “goodwill” or “beautiful thinking,” but is the shortest English word to contain all five vowels.
Alice Lowe -- still writing 
Congratulations yet again!
Alice, this is beautiful! Very evocative and fun to read……and I know just what you’re referring to but never knew the word for……petrichor.Thank you!xoxo,E.