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The sound of one hand clapping is a metaphor for life’s missed high-fives. #AbsurdistZen
April 30, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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In Brasshaven, every invention must make money—until a band of dreamers fights back with impossible machines, tea, and wonder. #Steampunk #WritingCommunity #ExistentialTeatime #SipTheUnknown #SacredSteam #AbsurdistZen #BeyondMeasurement
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The Society for the Preservation of Useless Inventions
The city of Brasshaven measured everything.
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June 17, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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Tea. Ritual. Chaos. Enlightenment optional. Enter The Art of Absurdist Tea Ceremonies. Spill wisely. ☕🌀 thechurchoftheexistentialteati.godaddysites.com/f/the-art-of... #AbsurdistZen #Teatime
The Art of Absurdist Tea Ceremonies
When Tea Defies Meaning: A Journey into Existential Sipping
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August 30, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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The Church of the Existential Teatime has become a series! Discover holy confusion, tea, saints, and satire. The kettle is always on. #Writing #Satire#ExistentialTeatime #SipTheUnknown #SacredSteam #AbsurdistZen #BeautifulImperfections

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The Accidental Creation of a Canon
One of the great strengths of the Church of the Existential Teatime has always been its complete lack of planning.
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June 25, 2026 at 12:28 AM
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A new Teatime blog is brewing! Discover how one saint became a whole canon of holy confusion. The kettle's on. ☕❓ #Satire #ExistentialTeatime #SipTheUnknown #SacredSteam #AbsurdistZen #UnplannedPerfection

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The Accidental Creation of a Canon
One of the great strengths of the Church of the Existential Teatime has always been its complete lack of planning.
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June 25, 2026 at 12:14 AM
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I've spent months making nonsense as coherent as possible. The Church of the Existential Teatime is almost ready. I'm sorry. ☕📖🫖 #ExistentialTeatime #SipTheUnknown #SacredSteam #AbsurdistZen #PerpetualInfusion

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374 Pages of Questionable Wisdom
The Sacred Labor of Making Nonsense Make Sense: Progress on The Church of the Existential Teatime: A Doctrine in Perpetual Infusion
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June 5, 2026 at 9:23 PM
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The Church of the Existential Teatime has become a series! Discover holy confusion, tea, saints, and satire. The kettle is always on. #Writing #Satire#ExistentialTeatime #SipTheUnknown #SacredSteam #AbsurdistZen #BeautifulImperfections

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The Accidental Creation of a Canon
One of the great strengths of the Church of the Existential Teatime has always been its complete lack of planning.
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June 25, 2026 at 12:24 AM
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The kettle boils. The void waits. ☕

The Church of the Existential Teatime is now on Apple Books and in paperback! Tea, biscuits, and questions await. #ExistentialTeatime #SipTheUnknown #SacredSteam #AbsurdistZen #WhimsicalRituals

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A Fresh Pot of News from the Church of the Existential Teatime
The kettle whistles. The biscuits await. The universe remains gloriously indifferent.
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June 13, 2026 at 12:18 AM
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🍎☕ The Church of the Existential Teatime is spreading across ebook stores! Tea wisdom, sacred nonsense, and tea-fueled absurdity await.
#ExistentialTeatime #SipTheUnknown #PerpetualInfusion #SacredSteam #AbsurdistZen

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Apple, Tea, and the Perils of Cross-Pollination
A few days ago, I submitted The Church of the Existential Teatime: A Doctrine in Perpetual Infusion to Draft2Digital. As anyone who has ever launched a book into the digital void knows, the process in...
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June 9, 2026 at 11:32 PM
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Some baptize with water. We baptize with steam. ☕ Enter the sacred absurd. thechurchoftheexistentialteati.godaddysites.com/f/tea-baptis... #ExistentialTeatime #AbsurdistZen
Tea Baptisms: Because Water Alone Wasn't Philosophical Enough
Some faiths baptize with water.
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August 3, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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☕ Enter the mystery of Saint James Tilly Matthews! Explore invisible machines, imagination, and the gears behind reality. A sip of absurd wisdom awaits. thechurchoftheexistentialteati.godaddysites.com/f/saint-jame...

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Saint James Tilly Matthews and the Invisible Machinery of Reality
Part I: A Teatime Meditation on Madness, Machines, Mystery, and the Strange Architecture Behind the World
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August 1, 2026 at 8:22 PM
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The Great Teaspoon Schism proves one truth: tea survives every holy argument. A satirical parable of biscuits, belief & absurdity.
#ExistentialTeatime #SipTheUnknown #SacredSteam #AbsurdistZen #GreatTeaspoonSchism

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Steam-Powered Spirituality Pt. IV
The Great Teaspoon Schism
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July 5, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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Meet Timothy, the little teapot with one big question: Why do I whistle? ☕✨ A whimsical tale of curiosity, kindness, tea, and wonder #ExistentialTeatime #SipTheUnknown #SacredSteam #AbsurdistZen #WhistlingTeapot

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Children's Lessons from the Abyss Part I
The Little Teapot That Wondered Why It Whistled
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July 3, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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Time stopped. Tea didn't. Read Part 3: The Clock That Refused to Tick and discover why the best moments refuse to be scheduled. #ExistentialTeatime #SipTheUnknown #SacredStillness #AbsurdistZen #TimeRefusedToTick

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Steam-Powered Spirituality Pt. III
The Clock That Refused to Tick
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July 1, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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A new Teatime blog is brewing! Discover how one saint became a whole canon of holy confusion. The kettle's on. ☕❓ #Satire #ExistentialTeatime #SipTheUnknown #SacredSteam #AbsurdistZen #UnplannedPerfection

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The Accidental Creation of a Canon
One of the great strengths of the Church of the Existential Teatime has always been its complete lack of planning.
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June 25, 2026 at 12:18 AM
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A mysterious baker arrives with biscuits that predict the future—maybe? Read “The Biscuits of Destiny,” a whimsical parable of fate, tea, and uncertainty. #Parable #SacredBiscuits #DoctrinalCrisis #ExistentialTeatime #absurdistzen thechurchoftheexistentialteati.godaddysites.com/f/steam-powe...
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June 22, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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Our latest Existential Teatime Field Report investigates the sacred horror of networking events: tiny sandwiches, forced smiles, and corporate despair. ☕️. #ExistentialTeatime #SipTheUnknown #SacredSteam #AbsurdistZen #NetworkingHorror

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Existential Teatime Field Reports Part VII
The Sacred Horror of Networking Events
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June 21, 2026 at 11:07 PM
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Networking events: business cards, forgotten names, and the sacred ritual of Synergy. New Field Report is up.
#ExistentialTeatime #Satire #SipTheUnknown #SacredSteam #AbsurdistZen #NetworkingHorror

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June 20, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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Stop searching for the One True Religion. Collect beliefs like Pokémon, drink tea, watch anime, and follow the wisdom of the biscuit. #ExistentialTeatime #SipTheUnknown #SacredSteam #AbsurdistZen #WhimsicalRituals

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June 19, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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At the Church of the Existential Teatime, a traveler seeks ultimate truth and receives only an empty cup. Sometimes wisdom begins where certainty ends. #Parable. #ExistentialTeatime #SipTheUnknown #SacredSteam #AbsurdistZen #EmptyTeacup
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Steam-Powered Spirituality Pt. I
The Empty Teacup
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June 17, 2026 at 2:18 PM
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The pigeons have become our philosophers. They teach resilience, adaptation, and the sacred art of acquiring unattended sandwiches. 🐦☕🥪 #ExistentialTeatime #SipTheUnknown #SacredSteam #AbsurdistZen #WhimsicalReflection

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Why the Pigeons Have Become Our Philosophers
An Official Reflection from the Church of the Existential Teatime
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June 15, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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Field Report No. VI: Streaming Services and the Death of Choice. We came for endless options. We stayed for 45 minutes of scrolling. Tea helps. ☕📺 #StreamingParadox #ExistentialTeatime #SipTheUnknown #SacredSteam #AbsurdistZen

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Existential Teatime Field Reports Part VI
Streaming Services and the Death of Choice
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June 13, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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Good news for After the Uprising, the Tea Is Still Warm inspired a new journey: Notes Toward a Theory of Beautiful Confusion. Tea, archives, mystery. #RediscoverWhy #ExistentialTeatime #SipTheUnknown #SacredSteam #AbsurdistZen

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From Warm Tea to Beautiful Confusion
One of the unexpected gifts of receiving good news about a manuscript is that it reminds you why you started writing in the first place.
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June 10, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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The Seven Tea Paths finally collide! Empty Cups, Boiling Kettles, Wandering Steam, and Cracked Mugs discover the secret: we're all confused together. #ExistentialTeatime #SipTheUnknown #SacredSteam #AbsurdistZen #PathsCross

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Tea Paths of the Absurd PT. IX
When the Paths Cross
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June 8, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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The tea is steeping. ☕📖

The Church of the Existential Teatime book has been submitted for ebook, paperback & audiobook publication. Question everything. #SipTheUnknown #ExistentialTeatime #SacredSteam #AbsurdistZen #WhimsicalRituals

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The Tea Is Steeping: Wait for Further News
The Tea Is Steeping: The Church of the Existential Teatime Has Been Submitted
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June 7, 2026 at 8:19 PM