Start your story with someone making a cup of tea — either for themself or for someone else.

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“Tea Regulation” by Joyce Hightower

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The Tea regulation Charity fumbled trying to put the key in her apartment door lock. The dark hallway, her gloved hands as well as the folders and books in her arms made it more difficult than usual. As soon as she was able to slip the key in track, she opened the door and quickly slipped inside. With a deep sigh, she relocked it and dumped the armful on the table. She hurried into the small kitchen and turned the stove burner on high beneath the water kettle. Retracing her steps, she unbuttoned her coat and flung it over the back...

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“Earl Grey” by Paul Neiderman

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The wind battered frantically against the pod’s hull like a live thing trying to get in. Jacob couldn’t be sure it wasn’t. During the short periods when he was still awake, he sometimes heard faint rumblings and keenings outside that sounded distinctly biological— though it seemed insane to imagine that anything could live out there, in the perpetual violence of the alien storm. He’d kept the viewing ports closed, in any case. It wasn’t on now, but if he tapped the small screen in the pod’s control panel ...

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“For those with regrets” by Kaitlynn Sobieski

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He was on his deathbed, that much was sure but at least he got to watch the nurse make his tea. “Just a few more moments sir,” She reassured him with a smile. It was nice how people were so kind when they knew you wouldn’t be around much longer. “What’s your biggest regret?” He asked her.The nurse looked at him, “Well, I don’t see the point in finding regrets. They just remind you of what you could have done, but that doesn’t matter because you’re still moving forward.” She walked over to check on his fluid machine, "What’s yo...

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“Like Sunshine” by S. N.

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Tea was David’s favorite drink. He would get up at the crack of dawn, just as the sun was peeking over the horizon and head into his still-dark kitchen. He’d grab his kettle and fill it up with water and put it to boil on the stove. He’d open a small cabinet in the corner, lined with jars full of different types of teas. He would consider having some green tea, no, maybe black? Eyeing his rows of jars, each one labeled with scribbly handwriting, his eyes would land on his favorite jasmine, and he’d pick the jar out and unscrew the top. The...

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“For Genevieve” by Maci Petrolle

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Trigger Warning: contains death and child loss. I never thought I would have to do this. My hands shook slightly as I poured the hot tea into one of my nice blue marble teacups. Richard looked over at me briefly, smiling his normal condescending smirk. “Tea almost ready? It’s been 10 minutes since I asked for it.” He snapped as his gaze returned razor-focused to the crossword section of the newspaper that he must do every morning. I nod gently, I took my time this morning. “Almost my dear,” Once he look...

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“Having tea while discussing the great ascension to the tea parties in the sky.” by Alicia Coggins

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She rounded the corner from the kitchen into the den where Millie had been bedridden for some years now, the fireplace of black slate stone stood in the corner and it was so clean that it was obvious it hadn't held a flame for most likely longer than 10 years. Alice set the old brown wooden tray that carried a most beautiful tea set down on Millie’s lap and turned to grab the white plastic lawn chair. There wasn't much room next to the bed so a level of comfortability was to be sacrificed. Grabbing a small pillow from the corner for a little...

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Start your story with someone making a cup of tea — either for themself or for someone else.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 171 stories

“Tea Regulation” by Joyce Hightower

“Earl Grey” by Paul Neiderman

“For those with regrets” by Kaitlynn Sobieski

“Like Sunshine” by S. N.

“For Genevieve” by Maci Petrolle

“Having tea while discussing the great ascension to the tea parties in the sky.” by Alicia Coggins

🌟 Similar prompts

Set your story in a tea house.

Write a story about a tea party that your character is reluctant to go to.

Write about a character who’s dying to “spill the tea” (gossip) about something.

Write a story about a conflict that breaks out over something ordinary (like tea, perhaps).

Contest #128

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