Tag: tea
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Tea at Burlynn
“Really, Father, must I go?” Carina asked with impatience, storming after her father while her maid rushed after her with a parasol and gloves. “I’m not even meant to debut this season.” Gauvin Lucassen turned round and faced the daughter he had spoiled into a headstrong young woman. She had delayed her debut by insisting…
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A Boring Breakfast
The inconsiderate sun was shining brightly through the glass panes of the windows where the drapes had been neglected. The air was stuffy inside of the closed room, stale from the long night, and the birdsongs that should have filled the air were muted beyond the stone walls. Carina, huddled under a quilt, stared about…
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Every Other Tuesday
It was raining when Elisabeth’s cab pulled up in front of the small coffee and bookshop on the west end of downtown. It was one of those out of the way places she had discovered in college and continued to visit regularly when she wanted some peace and quiet. She paid her fare and dashed…
Paper and Rabbits 