

Five Minute Friday: Hand Intervention
(Today’s Five Minute Friday prompt: Hands) There’s a line from the 1998 film version of Great Expectations. Robert de Niro’s character, Arthur …

Tea Thoughts by Jessica M.H. Smith #20 | Productivity Pacifism
Today’s tea thought is me making fun of myself upon rising this morning. I woke up this morning and actually thought the words …

Five Minute Friday: Nothing is More
Welcome to the Nothing Store! Welcome to the Nothing Store! So glad to have you here. Have you been here before? No? …

Tea Thoughts by Jessica M.H. Smith #19 | Roptimism
Be optimistic. Be radically hopeful! But just don’t be blindly dumb. Today’s tea thought invites you to make a little tea sandwich …

Five Minute Friday: Beyond Butts – Commuting & Closeness
Five Minute Friday – Close. I commute on the train daily now. I’ve gotten really close to the people on the train. Not …

Tea Thoughts by Jessica M.H. Smith #18 | Poetry
Thanks for your patience, my readers (both of you)! I’m still getting the hang of full time work, life, and personal writing balance, …

Tea Thoughts by Jessica M.H. Smith #17
Here’s hoping tea thoughts gives you a chuckle today. (My angel hasn’t beatboxed in a while.)

Five Minute Friday – a Weekly Writing Party!
Introducing Five Minute Friday Recently I discovered Five Minute Friday (shout out to Twitter friend Beth Anne for the suggestion), a weekly five …

Tea Thoughts by Jessica M.H. Smith #16
People today are so religious, and by religious, I mean they worship their phones & tablets. Eye contact shouldn’t be a commodity. …