For the how/why of the writing challenge, see here, but essentially pick a word from the tea sachet of the day and use it as a prompt for writing for 15 minutes. Write anything you want, stop when the time’s up (or not, if it’s going well). Share it, or not.

Stinging Nettle – Urtica spp. – Certified Organic
Baking time again. Vanilla bows. Rolling and turning the dough is almost meditative. Who makes the most beautiful bows? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and sampling and licking has priority anyway. What are your favourite biscuits?

For the how/why of the writing challenge, see here.

Just as my pieces seem to involve a new constraint every day, so the rules are expanding (and yet there really is only one rule: write for 15 minutes).

They currently go like this:

If you want, when you want, on some or all days in December, or at some point in the future, take one (or more) words from the images I’m posting as prompts.

Write for at least 15 minutes (but more if you like). Just write. Don’t get caught up in editing, don’t worry about it, just charge through the words letting it all come out, whatever it is.

Share your writing at your online space, or don’t.

New rule: DON’T COMPARE YOUR WRITING TO ANYONE ELSE’S AND USE THIS AS AN EXCUSE NOT TO WRITE!

Pai Mu Tan – White Tea – Certified Organic
Do you think back to your grandparents’ kitchen every now and then? We always had deep red fruit tea with lots of honey. We used to play Ludo and laugh endlessly.