GESSwrites
@gesswrites.bsky.social
Writer of stories about women getting what they want.
My short story "Unnoticed" appears in #MixedBagOfTricks,
an anthology of 11 short stories by 11 women writers.
Finalist in 2025 Fugue Prose Contest
Member of Armadillo Authors Society
My short story "Unnoticed" appears in #MixedBagOfTricks,
an anthology of 11 short stories by 11 women writers.
Finalist in 2025 Fugue Prose Contest
Member of Armadillo Authors Society
Saturday, Valentine's Day #TeaOfTheDay concoction:
#justea African Breakfast and
Turmeric Ginger,
#KolkataChaiCo's sifted ginger,
#HillCountryFair lemonade concentrate
in a #Fiesta blue teapot
and an RHS cosy,
Little e Pottery mug
#justea African Breakfast and
Turmeric Ginger,
#KolkataChaiCo's sifted ginger,
#HillCountryFair lemonade concentrate
in a #Fiesta blue teapot
and an RHS cosy,
Little e Pottery mug
February 14, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Saturday, Valentine's Day #TeaOfTheDay concoction:
#justea African Breakfast and
Turmeric Ginger,
#KolkataChaiCo's sifted ginger,
#HillCountryFair lemonade concentrate
in a #Fiesta blue teapot
and an RHS cosy,
Little e Pottery mug
#justea African Breakfast and
Turmeric Ginger,
#KolkataChaiCo's sifted ginger,
#HillCountryFair lemonade concentrate
in a #Fiesta blue teapot
and an RHS cosy,
Little e Pottery mug
My daily attempts at hydration...
Tea
2nd tea or other
Small water (12oz)
Bigger water (20oz)
Repeat 4 by day's end
It all falls apart on weekends.
Tea
2nd tea or other
Small water (12oz)
Bigger water (20oz)
Repeat 4 by day's end
It all falls apart on weekends.
February 13, 2026 at 3:46 PM
My daily attempts at hydration...
Tea
2nd tea or other
Small water (12oz)
Bigger water (20oz)
Repeat 4 by day's end
It all falls apart on weekends.
Tea
2nd tea or other
Small water (12oz)
Bigger water (20oz)
Repeat 4 by day's end
It all falls apart on weekends.
Friday, the 13th, #TeaOfTheDay:
A little of this, a dash of that, and honey!
A little of this, a dash of that, and honey!
February 13, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Friday, the 13th, #TeaOfTheDay:
A little of this, a dash of that, and honey!
A little of this, a dash of that, and honey!
Good Thursday morning #TeaOfTheDay: #justea African Breakfast with an #HEB mandarin peel and #Goodflow Wildflower honey
February 12, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Good Thursday morning #TeaOfTheDay: #justea African Breakfast with an #HEB mandarin peel and #Goodflow Wildflower honey
Wednesday #TeaOfTheDay:
A very vanilla #LondonFog
thanks to #AustinJava.
(I'm no fan of early grey
(no offense to #numi tea)
but vanilla is a great cover for its taste.)
A very vanilla #LondonFog
thanks to #AustinJava.
(I'm no fan of early grey
(no offense to #numi tea)
but vanilla is a great cover for its taste.)
February 11, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Wednesday #TeaOfTheDay:
A very vanilla #LondonFog
thanks to #AustinJava.
(I'm no fan of early grey
(no offense to #numi tea)
but vanilla is a great cover for its taste.)
A very vanilla #LondonFog
thanks to #AustinJava.
(I'm no fan of early grey
(no offense to #numi tea)
but vanilla is a great cover for its taste.)
Unwell so today's #TeaOfTheDay is a concoction: #JusTea African Breakfast, #JusTea turmeric ginger, #KolkataChaiCo's sifted ginger, #Goodflow Wildflower honey
February 10, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Unwell so today's #TeaOfTheDay is a concoction: #JusTea African Breakfast, #JusTea turmeric ginger, #KolkataChaiCo's sifted ginger, #Goodflow Wildflower honey
Monday after a Seahawks win is a good morning for the #TeaOfTheDay in a Washington mug: #teekanne's ginger-honey
February 9, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Monday after a Seahawks win is a good morning for the #TeaOfTheDay in a Washington mug: #teekanne's ginger-honey
February 6, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Whatever you allow your government to do to others they will eventually do to you.
February 4, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Whatever you allow your government to do to others they will eventually do to you.
Immediately thought of this 👇 nonsense I saw this morning.
February 3, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Immediately thought of this 👇 nonsense I saw this morning.
A little reading
before bed...
before bed...
February 3, 2026 at 4:43 AM
A little reading
before bed...
before bed...
February 1, 2026 at 4:58 PM
As a bonus, though,
I found two graphic novels
to take home:
#WashDayDiaries
(Jamila Rowser, Robyn Smith) and
#TheSilenceOfOurFriends
(Mark Long, Jim Demonakos, Nate Powell).
I found two graphic novels
to take home:
#WashDayDiaries
(Jamila Rowser, Robyn Smith) and
#TheSilenceOfOurFriends
(Mark Long, Jim Demonakos, Nate Powell).
January 31, 2026 at 10:20 PM
As a bonus, though,
I found two graphic novels
to take home:
#WashDayDiaries
(Jamila Rowser, Robyn Smith) and
#TheSilenceOfOurFriends
(Mark Long, Jim Demonakos, Nate Powell).
I found two graphic novels
to take home:
#WashDayDiaries
(Jamila Rowser, Robyn Smith) and
#TheSilenceOfOurFriends
(Mark Long, Jim Demonakos, Nate Powell).
January 31, 2026 at 5:07 PM
I am not superstitious. The ways in which the old aunties and tontons and even some of the younger workers look at the world…those ways are teeming with heart-lurching color—if someone sweeps their broom over your feet you will never marry—if someone puts their foot on the leg of your chair...
1/3
1/3
January 31, 2026 at 2:15 PM
I am not superstitious. The ways in which the old aunties and tontons and even some of the younger workers look at the world…those ways are teeming with heart-lurching color—if someone sweeps their broom over your feet you will never marry—if someone puts their foot on the leg of your chair...
1/3
1/3
I love a vendor who includes
a handwritten personal* note
with my order. Thanks,
Tab & Gina!
#Donna’sRecipe
* it included my first name
a handwritten personal* note
with my order. Thanks,
Tab & Gina!
#Donna’sRecipe
* it included my first name
January 31, 2026 at 5:08 AM
I love a vendor who includes
a handwritten personal* note
with my order. Thanks,
Tab & Gina!
#Donna’sRecipe
* it included my first name
a handwritten personal* note
with my order. Thanks,
Tab & Gina!
#Donna’sRecipe
* it included my first name
It's #justea African chai for today's #TeaOfTheDay
January 30, 2026 at 4:32 PM
It's #justea African chai for today's #TeaOfTheDay
Nothing like a coughing fit
to interrupt my slumber.
I mean, to start the day, yay.
Anyway...
Decided to go ahead and have
an EARLY morning #TeaOfTheDay.
Still have no idea where da heck
I got this ruby chai but it's quite rich.
to interrupt my slumber.
I mean, to start the day, yay.
Anyway...
Decided to go ahead and have
an EARLY morning #TeaOfTheDay.
Still have no idea where da heck
I got this ruby chai but it's quite rich.
January 29, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Nothing like a coughing fit
to interrupt my slumber.
I mean, to start the day, yay.
Anyway...
Decided to go ahead and have
an EARLY morning #TeaOfTheDay.
Still have no idea where da heck
I got this ruby chai but it's quite rich.
to interrupt my slumber.
I mean, to start the day, yay.
Anyway...
Decided to go ahead and have
an EARLY morning #TeaOfTheDay.
Still have no idea where da heck
I got this ruby chai but it's quite rich.
"Take what you father still has to give you;
you'll treasure it later."
- Aftershock: Earthquake in New York (1999)
S1E1, Frederick Weller as Nicholai Karvovsky
Photo © CBS Television
Mitchell Ryan, Jennifer Garner, Frederick Weller
you'll treasure it later."
- Aftershock: Earthquake in New York (1999)
S1E1, Frederick Weller as Nicholai Karvovsky
Photo © CBS Television
Mitchell Ryan, Jennifer Garner, Frederick Weller
January 27, 2026 at 8:19 PM
"Take what you father still has to give you;
you'll treasure it later."
- Aftershock: Earthquake in New York (1999)
S1E1, Frederick Weller as Nicholai Karvovsky
Photo © CBS Television
Mitchell Ryan, Jennifer Garner, Frederick Weller
you'll treasure it later."
- Aftershock: Earthquake in New York (1999)
S1E1, Frederick Weller as Nicholai Karvovsky
Photo © CBS Television
Mitchell Ryan, Jennifer Garner, Frederick Weller
Burnt my tongue 🤬 but
concocted a good #TeaOfTheDay:
#justea African Breakfast
#teekanne's ginger-honey
#HillCountryFair lemonade concentrate
concocted a good #TeaOfTheDay:
#justea African Breakfast
#teekanne's ginger-honey
#HillCountryFair lemonade concentrate
January 27, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Burnt my tongue 🤬 but
concocted a good #TeaOfTheDay:
#justea African Breakfast
#teekanne's ginger-honey
#HillCountryFair lemonade concentrate
concocted a good #TeaOfTheDay:
#justea African Breakfast
#teekanne's ginger-honey
#HillCountryFair lemonade concentrate
I admit it;
every time I hear an
@amartinezla.bsky.social segment,
I think up a name that A stand for.
Most recently, Asmara (in Eritrea).
Asmara, Eritrea.
© HomoCosmicos/iStock.com
every time I hear an
@amartinezla.bsky.social segment,
I think up a name that A stand for.
Most recently, Asmara (in Eritrea).
Asmara, Eritrea.
© HomoCosmicos/iStock.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:49 PM
I admit it;
every time I hear an
@amartinezla.bsky.social segment,
I think up a name that A stand for.
Most recently, Asmara (in Eritrea).
Asmara, Eritrea.
© HomoCosmicos/iStock.com
every time I hear an
@amartinezla.bsky.social segment,
I think up a name that A stand for.
Most recently, Asmara (in Eritrea).
Asmara, Eritrea.
© HomoCosmicos/iStock.com
Alas, alack!
I really am nearing the end of
#justea Holiday Spice this time.
Ah, it's been tasty and fun for #TeaOfTheDay these past few months.
I really am nearing the end of
#justea Holiday Spice this time.
Ah, it's been tasty and fun for #TeaOfTheDay these past few months.
January 26, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Alas, alack!
I really am nearing the end of
#justea Holiday Spice this time.
Ah, it's been tasty and fun for #TeaOfTheDay these past few months.
I really am nearing the end of
#justea Holiday Spice this time.
Ah, it's been tasty and fun for #TeaOfTheDay these past few months.
January 25, 2026 at 3:42 PM
January 24, 2026 at 6:03 PM