the mullum eye

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Beneath the potter’s weathered hands, clay breathes life into ancient dreams. A ceramic creature emerges, crowned with verdant entrails that spiral like forest secrets through its hollow belly. Emerald shadows dance within translucent walls, whispering tales of earth and fire’s sacred marriage.

Its long red nose stretches toward tomorrow, a crimson bridge between worlds unseen. Like a bloodied arrow piercing twilight’s veil, it points beyond mortal understanding. The kiln’s embrace has birthed this guardian of threshold spaces, where imagination bleeds into reality’s pale canvas.

Glazed skin catches candlelight, fracturing illumination into rainbow fragments that scatter across dusty shelves. This vessel holds more than air—it cradles the potter’s soul, split open and reformed into something beautifully strange, eternally watching with eyes that never were.

Submitted by: Stefan Mager

Date of submission: November 22, 2025