“You’re doing it wrong,” the Hatter said. He laughed as Alice poured the tea. All hands and fingers. No wrist. She was the mad one.

“You’re being rude,” she said.

Laughter stopped when she spilled a drop. He wondered if the Queen of Hearts needed more heads for the day.

Tamra Artelia Martin received her MFA in creative writing from the University of Central Florida. An overachiever at heart and a glutton for academic punishment, or academic joy depending on the day, she’s currently earning her second MFA in stage and screen writing at Lesley University. Check out her blog on writing.