The Mushrooms at The Forest's Edge
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Ongoing, First published Oct 12, 2023
A small village, isolated from the rest of society, has many different wive's tales. Of the best remedies for common illnesses, of why you should never play in the rain. But the people are only ever really sure of three of them:

1. The woods are hungry, and they will call your name, alone or not.

2. The woods don't like the people who live in the mushroom rings, but they are not your friends, either.

3. Cats are magical and should be respected.

Leana, the village's best forager, knows these all too well. And though the woods are getting hungrier by the day, she can't let her village grow hungry. And the woods won't let her leave alive.
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