Welcome to the Tea Table!

Would you like cream or sugar? Or do you prefer lemon? This is the tea table, a tinny desk with a computer, a printer, and what little free space is left covered in pens, loose papers, and sticky notes. But in one little corner is a cup of fresh tea, with sugar and milk added. It's how I take my tea since I can remember, a preference I inherited from my grandmother. I've been writing since the 6th grade and now I figured someone should see my work. So if you are reading this, thanks! I need this blog for school but if I can use it to showcase my other work then by all means, this is going to be a wild ride. I hope you're ready because the kettle is still hot and there are plenty of tea cups.

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