The morning doesn't always bring peace
“Good morning, sleepy head.” Her voice was bright and warm, a comfort to my sore body. “I think I bled on your pillow,” I groaned: my voice lower than usual…
3-Word Challenge: Kettle, Vampire, Ogre: "Midnight Brew"
Salabis the *Ogre* stirred his *tea* distractedly, a look of contemplation on his craggy face. He inhaled its scent before answering. “Well, I’ll tell you…
Crispin Juniper: Tea Diver
Crispin Juniper was a unique individual. He was a Tea Diver. Crispin could look into the hot liquor of tea and explore the world hidden within. Some say he was…
Crispin Juniper: White Tea
Crispin sat at the top of a great, silver tower. There he enjoyed a wonderfully cool breeze. A great expanse of white, chalky rock surrounded the tower as far…
Crispin Juniper: Oolong
In a field of wild jasmine, Crispin came upon a wandering samurai. He greeted the man, extending his hand for a shake. The samurai looked puzzled, and took a…
Crispin Juniper: Black Tea
Rain fell upon the cobblestone road heavy enough for it to be deafening. Great rivulets of water ran off the surrounding buildings. Crispin wiped the water…
Don't Bother
The woman began to prepare a cup of tea with the practiced gestures of a familiar art. She was seated in the conservatory with a tea trolley next to her.The…
Airships: Bursting at the Seams
Elletra took a sip of the tea and sighed in contentment. Perhaps this wouldn’t be too bad. “Alright, so you asked what I was running from. Basically…
Liquid Sunshine
A tired and weary day hangs up its blazing coat on the grove of stoic oaks standing tall in the yard. Hot, dusty air settles over the ancient wooden porch…
Very Small Assault
“Mum, the lawn gnomes are moving.” “What, Mika? We don’t...” The kettle’s impertenent blare interrupted her thought. More ritual than conscious effort, Hattie…
Tea
My office door opened just after four. “Are you Luis Baker the Private Eye?” “That’s what it says on the chart.” I replied asking the dame her name. “Miss…
Take 42
The buxom blonde ran just behind her piercing screams. She was the serial killer’s perfect ten. Parts of her were heaving. What wasn’t heaving was disheveled…
Sampson
“You rang, Sir?” “Indeed I did Sampson. Sit down.” Sampson promptly took a seat in the polished wooden chair that stood in front of the chairman’s enormous…
The Lemon
I grasp A lemon Fresh and firm Bright yellow Bicep curling It to the counter Steady under hand Pressing its erratic Tendency to wobble Immobile. ^ I Cut it in…
Just Desserts
“May I pour, Dorothy?” Alice said. “The teapot is ever so heavy, and you shan’t be able to lift it. I remember your tales, my dear, and how much coddling you…
The Good For Nothing Detective: Jones Missing Pants
“May I offer you some tea?” Detective Jones stood from behind the bench, making his way to the window. Where sat two sets of books, and a kettle on a hot…
Here to Torment Me
“Are you here to torment me?” The question is growled with a faded British accent, the kind you get after too many years away from the home country. She looks…
Inhuman Confession
She looked up at me, her mascara smeared horribly. I guessed she hadn’t bothered to take it off from that day’s school. I realized her eyes were drifting to…
Floriography
Edward’s tea, not even half finished, had gone cold. So had Edward. Elizabeth picked up a crisp, white napkin and dabbed at the corners of her mouth. She had…
In the Heat of the Diet
Well they say that on one side there’s Liberty and Tyranny on the other. Angels and Demons the lot of us. Right Next Door to one another for all this…