Gleanwild

From the ledger of the Gleaners

№ 015 · The Red Cap Court

Watercolor over graphite: a large red-capped mushroom with one small circle worn smooth on its crown, a ring of tiny formal footprints in the mud below, and a pink plastic princess ring set at its base like regalia.

World fragment

The Red Cap, west of Rainford. The crown of the cap is worn glass-smooth in one small circle, the way stone wears under a patient fisherman. Visitors’ prints circle below, none climbing. Something keeps court here whenever the path is damp and bright. Court is currently out of session.

The ledger is still being written.

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