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

Posted in Fluff on Oct 26, 2022

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✍️ 21 stories

A Disturbance on the Austrian Line

Submitted to Contest #128

Frankly, Alma, I find the entire affair unacceptable. Yes, please, more tea, but less sugar this time. It’s bad enough I’ve been up half the night. I don’t need to be bouncing off the cheap paneled walls of this ghastly locomotive. I told you we should have looked into an ocean liner for our restive month instead of roughing it aboard the Austrian Line. Now look where we are. Stopped in the middle of who-knows-where while some diminutive detective tries to solve the murder of a man nobody seems to like very much at all. I, for one, belie...

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They Say...

Submitted to Contest #128

"Grandma, who is this lady in this picture?" Shan asked, looking up at her grandmother. Her grandmother, Sadie, stopped brushing her hair and looked down at the photo album her granddaughter held on her lap. "Oh, that's my grandmother, Mama Shugga". "Mama Shugga? Was that her real name?" Shan asked, confused. "No, baby. Her real name was Bertice Anne Taylor. They say she was the sweetest one of her ten siblings, so they called her 'Shugga Anne'." "Wow! 10? She was the sweetest one, huh?" Shan asked, curious about this lady who s...

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Tia's Tea

Submitted to Contest #128

The mugs clinked on the tray as she walked over to us, "Tea's ready" Layla announced. We smiled and thanked her. The aroma of mint and cloves refreshed us and warmed our souls. The spread of decadent brownies, assorted cookies and fancy scones welcomed us with open arms, inviting us to munch mindlessly as we drank from our warm cups of tea and chatted. It felt wonderful to finally be reunited with my best friends after all this time. It had been a rough period for all of us and we longed for the warmth of good company and a sense of nor...

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Love At First Sip

Submitted to Contest #128

The first time that Allie fell in love happened when she walked into the new boba milk tea shop that opened up across the street from her college. Up until that moment, she had never really believed in the concept of love at first sight. Sure it sounded nice, and it was all over the fairytale books and movies that she had been exposed to when she was growing, but she knew that it was nothing more than a farce.  The new shop that had opened up had an Alice in Wonderland theme to it. The interior of the shop was decorated with flowers...

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Mozart's Sister

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Welcome to this house, where my brother was born. Look around you at the comfortable room that my late husband the Baron has provided for me. Feel the warmth of the crackling fire. As my maid serves you fine tea from China, see the light gleaming on the polished silver and the fine Dresden porcelain we inherited from his mother.I never want for food or care. Yet who would guess that once I played for the crowned heads of Europe, sitting at fine gilt harpsichords next to my little brother as we wove tapestries of brilliant sound? Who even rem...

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Tea Leaf Tells

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There is something about how she swirls her tea that always makes him suspicious. She hula-hoops it gently in her hands gazing in it as if searching for the bounty of a riptide deep, peering into its tide-pooled chamber. She searches the depths, and swirls the detritus in her handheld eco-system, instead of answering his questions. There is something about her demeanor that has changed ever since she lost the uncle he never met, the generous one who changed her life with the charitable act of dying. Something about that sudden moment had cha...

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Everyone Likes a Waffle

Submitted to Contest #128

“Let me share a secret with you." I said, into the dark room. I was in the mood to let it fly.“No one believes your show anymore," I shout-whispered at him, leaning down. "The charming, funny guy who danced on tables at parties in college? It’s over. I hate to break it to you, but everyone knows you're a dick.”I sighed, exhausted. “You’re a dick and I’m an idiot,” I said. At this point, I knew I was only talking to myself.A few minutes before this last hurrah, as I was rehashing our latest go-round, he’d simply looked at me, turned off the l...

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Telephone

Submitted to Contest #128

Women have the power to lift the spirits and confidences of other women like no other. I don’t have to tell you that some women know how to destroy another women’s spirit and reputation like no other as well. One woman can whisper the tiniest spark of chatter into another’s ear only to ignite it into a giant flame that becomes a wildfire without hope of containment in just a matter of minutes. Sometimes these women can burn down a building with insults and half-truths during just one elementary school basketball game. The chat...

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Her Burden

Submitted to Contest #128

Cheryl had invited me to her house for a sleepover. I was looking forward to going. I had purchased new pajamas for the occasion. The only problem was that I had lied to my mother. Cheryl's parents were not going to be home. She somehow just assumed that they would be, and I didn't correct her. The little voice in my head said that I was making a mistake, but I told that little voice to shut up. What could possibly go wrong? Two twelve year old girls and a teen aged brother in charge? From the time I arrived at Cheryl's house it was clear t...

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Brewing

Submitted to Contest #128

The white in the room was overwhelming. Marion Miller had lived through eight decades affording her time to get acquainted with a variety of styles. The last two years had found her experimenting with a new monochromatic trend that had resulted in a shapeless room with shadows so sharp they overpowered the lighting. Elizabeth hated entering that room. The rest of the house had also fallen victim to the trend but could at least boast of more vibrant hues. The parlor was pink, the kitchen yellow, and even Elizabeth had participated in inundati...

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He must know.

Submitted to Contest #128

Andrew was walking back home. He carried a bag of groceries in his left arm leaving his right free to tap nervously on his leg. It had been hard to go back home the past few days, and not for the reasons anyone would think. He entered his apartment ogled by doorman's sympathizing eyes. What was he to do instead of putting his own down and keep walking. Thankfully the elevator was there so he didn't have to stand that pity shower for long. As he went up he remembered how simple thing were a week ago. He and Joshua would spend their days chat...

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Tee Time

Submitted to Contest #128

When I think of golf courses I think of death. I don’t play golf it seems like a waste of time. Most people don't share the same thinking as me, but most people haven't shared the same experiences as me either.  I won't mention the name of the course (for legal reasons), but not until I took job at a golf course in Baldwin County, AL did I realize how many people die on golf courses. Some deaths are attribute to medical issues (heart attack, accidental injury, etc.), and some deaths involve criminal activity (assault an...

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Getting on the same page.

Submitted to Contest #128

Everyone was having such a good day, and I knew I was going to be the reason to ruin it.  My mom had called me at least twice to discuss this evening's dinner. Asking me about food options, and different table settings. My dad, even though he was working, was regularly texting me on arrival times and traffic patterns.  If it was any other day, another other circumstance, I would have been excited to. Happily answering their texts and calls with equal joy. Yet, every new ding sent a wave of dread over me. They knew nothing of my t...

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The Way Out of a Troubled Mind

Submitted to Contest #128

Their eyes glancing around each corner of the room. Their ears wide open to hear the raucous sounds glistening off the walls. The news turns on while each comrade sitting down carves to know each detail. Caleb calls out my name to inform me how destructive his girlfriend gets. Each word a nag, it’s all about spilling out the clandestine information that tries to stay hidden. Everyone surrounds him as he complains about how his Girlfriend’s OCD hits him. He explains the how and why. A boundless cycle of sentences upon sentences. I sit nex...

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Goes Around

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    Sky was notorious for the tea. It wasn’t bad enough that half of her clientele came to only get the tea. Her salon was the place to go and sit and pour it up. And most of the time, it was hot! It wasn’t a week that went by that Sky didn’t have the tea to serve. It was weekly but the day was always uncertain. It could me on a Tuesday or a Thursday and maybe even a Friday. She didn’t work on Sundays and Mondays, so whatever day it was you never knew. But you knew it was going to be good. I never figured out why sky like...

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