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“Start or end your story with a character making a cup of tea or coffee (for themself or someone else).”

Posted in Short Story on Jan 23, 2026

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Visiting Mrs. Rutherford

Weekly Contest #339

'Tea', I asked, 'I'll make.' 'Yes, thank you. I have bags in the cupboard. Irish. I hope you don't mind.' Ordinarily I would not have the bad manners to offer somebody tea in their own home, using their own teabags and milk. But Mrs. Rutherford I had known since the age of two, and though our relationship had not the clarity of a parent, or even a grandparent and child, she occupied that level of familiarity. The teabags, as I knew, were on top of the fridge. I did my best not to show the correction, nor break stride as I felt her freeze beh...

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