Emily Munro💜💀🩶🖤

@thatemilymunro

Author blending scifi and fantasy with reckless abandon. Lurks in Brooklyn. Episode 952 on PodCastle! TTRPGs, Tea, and Fountain Pens. also at @writingabtwriting.bsky.social Blogs at writingaboutwritingaboutwriting.com she/her. Opinions my own.

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Emily Munro💜💀🩶🖤@thatemilymunro· 4h

This stage is almost magic, the infill shading is so dramatic. Spent a bunch of time on this today. Looking forward to the right side. #blackwork #embroidery #moon

Blackwork embroidery of the moon in a full circle of x and o's pattern, with infill on the left half showing how the shading works by filling the pattern with different levels of detail. White silk thread on dark gray aida cloth. A gap in the lower right quarter shows where the shadow of a witch will be left unfilled. Fabric is in a hoop and laid on a plastic project bag with the handles of scissors visible behind.

Emily Munro💜💀🩶🖤@thatemilymunro· 1d

Woke early and needed to keep my hands busy while my meds took effect. So I got started on the infill. Slightly mind bending but exactly what I needed. I'm ok. I'm having hives as a reaction to - who even knows at this point. No advice please. #blackwork #embroidery #hyperfocustask

Closeup of the top of the project, the x and o background now being filled with various levels of detailed pattern to create tonal variations, which will eventually form an image of the moon from a distance. Also a closeup of my ceramic skull magnet pin that I've been using as a needle holder.

A portion of the pattern for this design with individual x and o patterns marked with dots in red pen to help me keep track of where I've worked through. This pattern is by the Steady Thread and is actually in color showing which sections to work first, I just don't have a color printer.

Emily Munro💜💀🩶🖤@thatemilymunro· 2d

Background stitching on the moon is getting there. Made very good progress this evening while rewatching a bit of campaign 4 of critical role. Which funnily, this could be a sneaky Vex reference when it's done, maybe I'll do a version with two moons. 🤔 #blackwork #embroidery #moon

Same embroidery from last post, but with the pattern almost, but not entirely complete. A circle composed of an x's and o's pattern with a space intentionally blank in the bottom right quarter. Embroidery is white thread on a variegated dark gray background that looks a little like a cloudy sky, held in a round wooden hoop. Behind a bit of the final pattern is visible and it's been drawn over with two pens in purple and orange visible on the side.

Emily Munro💜💀🩶🖤@thatemilymunro· 6d

Nothing like a need to hyper focus on something for motivation! Started this black work embroidery Wednesday night and I've made incredible progress on the ground so far. 💀 🌕 #embroidery #needlework

Partially finished black work embroidery in a hoop. Fabric is a dark gray with various hand dyed splotches. Thread is white silk. A 3d ceramic skull magnet acts as my needle keeper. Mostly a circle at this point filled with zig zag vertical lines that merge with horizontal lines to form a pattern of x's and o's. When filled this will form the ground for filling stitches to make a realistic moon with a witch on a broom flying across it.

Emily Munro💜💀🩶🖤@thatemilymunro· 20d

Today's tea has a new friend! Drinking Moonwaffles and plotting terrible things for my DND players tonight. 🍵 🫖

Tea tray with a ceramic 3d printed articulated dragons in white with green accents. It is curled in the center with my red ladybug on its head and its tail draped over the head of my snail pet. Teaware is a gaiwan and cup with the word yes written hundreds of times in dark blue. Tea is a tightly pressed yue guang bai (moonlight white tea), Moonwaffles by white2tea.

Emily Munro💜💀🩶🖤@thatemilymunro· Jul 19

This is your reminder to clean your fountain pens! I somehow have a spare flex nib ? A puzzle for when everyone is dry again. 🙃

A spread of broken down fountain pens. Some of them are unknown but it includes (roughly right to left) a Twisb Swipe (dark gray), Sailor 1911 (teal), nahuvalr pride edition (white), hand turned pen, benu briolette, and muji pen. Several I've missed.

Wet paper towel stained with ink like tie dye in blues and reds and rusty oranges, laid over the pens.

Emily Munro💜💀🩶🖤@thatemilymunro· Jul 16

"Even in the pouring rain the city smelled of smoke from the fires a thousand miles distant" is one of the hardest sentences I've ever written, and just straight true of NYC tonight. "I took shelter from the downpour and watched the lights dance off the pavement in the rain..." #cyberpunk #nyc

Emily Munro💜💀🩶🖤@thatemilymunro· Jul 8

This morning's tea was dunked exactly 39 times. Followed directions and it is extremely good. 🍵 🫖

A pumpernickel bagel with scallion cream cheese and a cup of precision green tea.

The rear of the package translated to English using Google lens.

Marushichi Seicha 1907

A rich, thick, and deep flavor.

Special steamed tea

Deep-steamed green tea (tea bags)

Raw material name

Green tea (domestically produced)

Content volume

3g

expiration date

Written at the bottom of the margin

"How to save

Store in a cool, dry place away from high temperatures and humidity.

maker

Marushichi Seicha Co., Ltd. Headquarters Factory, 1870 Kamiaoshima, Fujieda City, Shizuoka Prefecture

Handling precautions

Freshness is important for tea. Please consume it as soon as possible after opening.

For product inquiries, please contact our customer service department.

TEL 054-646-4528

www.marushichi-group.jp

expiration date

2026.11.01

4962647 200723

How to make a delicious brew

Pour hot water into a teacup or mug.

30 SEC

Pinch the tag on the tea bag and steep it in hot water for 30 seconds.

39 Times

↓↑

Cha Cha Cha

③ Shake the tea bag up and down 13 times in 3 sets, following the "3-3-7 beat" pattern, while praying "Become delicious!" Then remove the tea bag and enjoy.

♪

*Adjust the concentration to your liking by shaking it up and down a few times.

▲Please be very careful with boiling water.

The tea bags are made from plant-derived ingredients and are biodegradable by microorganisms.

When disposing of waste, please follow the waste sorting guidelines of your local municipality.

PE, PET

The rear of the package in Japanese, for those who can read that.

Emily Munro💜💀🩶🖤@thatemilymunro· Jun 28

Today's tea is playing peekaboo. 🐞 🍵 🫖 Still working through the white Anji green from last year, and it's still pretty good.

$White square ceramic tea tray with a two pitcher setup for green tea and a white raku-ware teacup with a skull on it. The left pitcher is half full of tea and refracting light onto the surface of the tea tray. The other pitcher is full of White Anji green tea leaves submerged in just enough water to cover them and keep them from oxidizing.$

Lady bug tea pet seen through the distorting lens of a glass pitcher of tea.

Emily Munro💜💀🩶🖤@thatemilymunro· Jun 28

Had a wonderful time GMing a Daggerheart one shot for #FreeRPGDay at the Brooklyn Strategist. Big thanks to the folks at @pocketbard.bsky.social for the music and joining us on our adventure. #ttrpg

Photo of the free table at Brooklyn Strategist during Free RPG Day 2026. A large wooden table covered with various RPG booklets

Emily Munro💜💀🩶🖤@thatemilymunro· Jun 14

Today's White Anji green tea went really well with these kinako mochi. Brewed and then refrigerated half of it for tomorrow because it is *hot* in NYC this weekend. 🍵 🫖

Tea tray with two pitcher green tea setup. Kinako mochi on a small plate. Above the tea tray a copy of Home Constellations, a speculative anthology of unconventional family stories, and a Lego orange mum made out of banana pieces.

Emily Munro💜💀🩶🖤@thatemilymunro· Jun 6

Today's tea is 🧇. 2022 Waffles and website maintenance go well together. Also a little preview of what's coming up for #writingabtwriting. 🍵 🫖 #teasky #amwriting

Square tea tray with gaiwan and cup painted with "yes" in blue. A celadon snail and red glass ladybug sit by a white ceramic hand holding a leaf shaped metal filter with tea gunk in it. Behind the tray a copy of bird by bird by Anne lamott and the base of a Lego floral sculpture.

Emily Munro💜💀🩶🖤@thatemilymunro· May 31

Sunday's tea is a 2025 Green Anji as I work on... that's right, more writing! 🍵🫖

Square off-white ceramic tray with two glass pitchers, one with wet tea leaves and one half full of a pale gold tea, a tulip shaped handles cup from iceland has a blue rim and blue glaze speckles and reflections of my light in the tea it holds. Tea pets are a celadon snail and tiny glass ladybug. A white ceramic hand holds a leaf shaped metal strainer on the tips of its fingers and metal tweezers sit off to the side.
Tea is 2025 white Anji green tea by Jessie's Teahouse, all buds it is delightfully sweet still and has a light roast flavor to it.

Emily Munro💜💀🩶🖤@thatemilymunro· May 30

This Saturday's tea is Red Loon with some treats and some writing for #writingabtwriting. 🍵 🫖

Tea tray with gaiwan and cup, tiny plate with a matcha financier and tiny shortbread cookie. Tea is Red Loon by white2tea

Emily Munro💜💀🩶🖤@thatemilymunro· May 24

Hiding out on a rainy Sunday drinking tea and chatting with friends. 🍵 🫖

Tea tray with new "yes" gaiwan and cup. Tea pets (a snail and a lady bug) taking shelter under the tea strainer shaped like a large leaf and held on the tips of the fingers of a white ceramic hand. To the side the tea wrapper from white2tea is en passant 2025.

Emily Munro💜💀🩶🖤@thatemilymunro· May 17

Yes! I have finally liberated this cup and gaiwan set from the clutches of the USPS. So excited to get to use it ... next weekend in the mornings when I have time for a full session. 🙃 🍵 🫖 #teasky @white2tea.bsky.social

A cup and gaiwan from above. Both in white porcelain with the word Yes hand painted in royal blue dozens of times in various sizes until they start to blend together. The gaiwan has a lid with the same pattern and a saucer which has the yes pattern at lower density so there is more white between the words. They sit on a square off-white ceramic tray.

Emily Munro💜💀🩶🖤@thatemilymunro· May 17

Today's tea is blackberry sage at a friend's house. 🍵 🫖 #teasky

A blue-green mug with a pattern of small leaves on it in relief through the glaze, holds a round paper tea bag. It sits on a metal coaster with a pattern of old letterpress letters on a dark wooden table with a raised lip around the edge.

Emily Munro💜💀🩶🖤@thatemilymunro· May 2

Today's tea is some incredibly sweet and fragrant Cloud Mist Green as I savor some downtime and work on a bit of writing. #teaaky 🍵 🫖

Closeup of green tea in a glass brewing pitcher from the top. The tea is exclusively deeply green buds, but there is a single tiny stick near the spout of the pitcher.

Emily Munro💜💀🩶🖤@thatemilymunro· Apr 24

I have never DNF'd a writing book based on the preface before, but there's always a first time. Guess I'm a junk writer then. #writingcommunity #writingabtwriting #wtf

A photo of Page X of The Art of Fiction by John Gardner with highlighted text reading What is said here, whatever use it may be to others, is said for the elite; that is, for serious literary artists.

Excerpt middle of page:
This is not to say people are terrible and should be replaced by machines; people are excellent and admirable creatures; efficiency isn't everything. But for the serious young writer who wants to get published, it is encouraging to know that most of the professional writers out there are push-overs.

The instruction here is not for every kind of writer-not for the writer of nurse books or thrillers or porno or the cheaper sort of sci-fi-though it is true that what holds for the most serious kind of fiction will generally hold for junk fiction as well. (Not everyone is capable of writing junk fiction: It requires an authentic junk mind. Most creative-writing teachers have had the experience of occasionally helping to produce, by accident, a pornographer. The most elegant techniques in the world, filtered through a junk mind, become elegant junk techniques.) [Begin highlight] What is said here, whatever use it may be to others, is said for the elite; that is, for serious literary artists. [End highlight]

The instruction is presented in two somewhat overlapping parts. In Part One, I present a general theory of fiction, a much closer look at what fiction is what it does, how it works-than is usual in books on craft. Understanding very clearly what fiction "goes for," how it works as a mode of thought, in short what the art of fiction is, is the first step toward writing well. In Part Two, I deal with specific technical matters and offer writing exercises.

Emily Munro💜💀🩶🖤@thatemilymunro· Apr 12

Today's tea was almost the last of my 2025 Dragonwell as I try to make room for 2026. Might just take the rest of it to work to drink there. 🍵 🫖

White ceramic tea tray with two large bellied glass pitchers, one filled with a golden-hurr green tea and the other empty except for a mass of damp tea leaves at the bottom (with this method you leave a little water over the leaves to prevent oxidation from the air). A low round teacup of white porcelain with a celadon interior and black and white striped, textured exterior sits near the middle filled with tea. In the background a white ceramic hand holds a leaf shaped silver metal strainer speckled with leaf bits on the tips of its fingers. A tiny red glass ladybug sits on the open palm. Nearby a celadon snail teapot completes the collection.

Emily Munro💜💀🩶🖤@thatemilymunro· Apr 5

Dream short story acceptance this morning! Well actually it was on Friday. I need to check my email more often. But I get to use my new author photo we took last weekend. More details as I can, but I'm so excited. Keep submitting! #writingcommunity #amwriting #shortstory #dreambig

Me! A late 30's heavy white woman with a round face and a big smile at the camera. I'm seated backwards on a bent wood chair with my arms across the top. I'm in a teal cable sweater over a pink and yellow floral top. The background behind me is a sage green.

Emily Munro💜💀🩶🖤@thatemilymunro· Mar 27

Today's tea is a ball of 2025 Glass House from @white2tea.bsky.social as I work on finishing my first blackwork embroidery. I've got one more slow day before I need to return to real life.

My white tea tray from above. Gongfu style tea setup, I'm using a white gaiwan and my white skull cup. On the corner of the tray is the folded cover paper for the tea ball which is a natural paper with a line drawing of a simple house on it. I've added a lego chrysanthemum to the tray which I built with a young friend last week. Have to say it looks good there. Blue white2tea tea towel under the tray and a dark blue Conklin box behind (holding a fountain pen I still need to ink up).

Closeup of an embroidery hoop showing a work in progress. On white Aida cloth in blackwork a jar holding flowers. The jar is in traditional blackwork patterns in black thread. The flowers are repeating geometric shapes around a center point, and are about halfway done. Each shape is a different color in a gradient from yellow to purple and will eventually move through a whole spectrum. They resemble spirograph designs. Also on the fabric is a small ceramic skull magnet holding a needle threaded with purple thread.

The name of this pattern is Spiro Flowers and it's by The Steady Thread.

Emily Munro💜💀🩶🖤@thatemilymunro· Mar 7

Also. It certainly says something that items 3-6 on this Google search pull articles on the "totally not an insurrection" capitol riot.

Webpage screenshot from a phone showing a scrolled down Google search for "southern law fascist symbols list". Shows roughly items 3-8

National Geographic
Decoding the hate symbols seen at the Capitol insurrection
Jan 12, 2021 - But this toxic combo of goofiness and fascism is implicitly American and has its roots in the Ku Klux Klan, whose members donned white hoods ...

The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com

Decoding the Far-Right Symbols at the Capitol Riot

Jan 13, 2021 - The flag is partly derived from the Nazi flag, a design that is treated as a provocative joke in alt-right circles. Advertisement. SKIP...

Missing: fascist | Show results with: fascist

The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com

Identifying far-right symbols that appeared at the U.S. Capitol riot

Jan 15, 2021 - The flag is based on the Nazi swastika. Noose/Day of the Rope. SYMBOL DETAILS: A hanging noose.

CNN https://www.cnn.com

CAN

Capitol Hill insurrection: Decoding the extremist symbols and groups

Jan 9, 2021 - "The Kekistan flag is controversial because its design was partially derived from a Nazi-era flag; this was apparently done on purpose as a joke ...

Emily Munro💜💀🩶🖤@thatemilymunro· Mar 4

One failed wisdom save later... In my defense I have a -5 against demonstrators and just *look* at it. Plus it has a flex nib. I didn't have a flex nib. And. And. And I didn't have a sport either. And it's teal and sparkly just like my other sparkly teal pens...

Emily Munro💜💀🩶🖤@thatemilymunro· Mar 1

Trying a camphor wood scent puer for the first time. Not sure yet if it's my jam, but it's good company. 🫖 🍵

Tea tray on a wooden table with a dark blue cloth down. Foreground a white handleless teacup with a skull relief on the side holds a dark reddish puer. The tea wrapper is on the table next to it reads Tewvivre, Ripened Zhang Xiang (camphor wood scent) pu-er mini brick. In the background a square ceramic tea tray holds a pitcher and small teapot. A mug to the side of the tray is for the wash steep.

Emily Munro💜💀🩶🖤@thatemilymunro· Feb 22

Today's tea is @white2tea.bsky.social's 2022 Veldt from their recent coin bag while I wait for the snow to arrive. 🍵 🫖 🐌 🐞

Tea tray with a cup of golden hued tea left of center, a small teapot, a ceramic hand holding a leaf shaped silver filter, two tea pets a snail and a tiny lady bug, and a mug that says NYC in a subway tile pattern (to hold the wash steep).

Emily Munro💜💀🩶🖤@thatemilymunro· Feb 15

Today's tea is more of that juicy 2025 White Anji green. My tea table is cluttered today, and that's ok. 🍵 #questcalendar #teasky

A messy tea table with my tea tray, with a pitcher of green tea prepared. Wooden table surface is cluttered with my glasses, a Quest Calendar showing the selection of three allies on Feb 14/15. Behind the tray: a blue and white mini plate, two hair clips and a tape measure.

Emily Munro💜💀🩶🖤@thatemilymunro· Feb 8

Look how pretty this tea is though. 🍵 🫖

Emily Munro💜💀🩶🖤@thatemilymunro· Feb 8

I hope everyone is staying warm! Today's tea is 2025 White Anji green from last spring while I pull together #writingabtwriting posts and things for next week. 🍵 🥶

Emily Munro💜💀🩶🖤@thatemilymunro· Jan 31

Today I'm drinkn' 🧇. 2022 Waffles from @white2tea.bsky.social and tiny cakes while drafting for #writingabtwriting and trying to stay warm. 🍵