Agarikon or Laricifomes officinalis is an impressive fungus that grows in a large "beehive" shape. It is a perennial polypore that can live for many decades,...

Through roots and decay find heartwood weakened, hollowed. Hers the final force. Once olive young and striking surface flesh now reddish brown Hers the final...

Lee French is a USA Today bestselling author of Girls Can’t Be Knights. She writes in a variety of fantasy and science fiction subgenres for teens and grownu...

Jane Martin is a veteran and wife of a veteran. Being stationed for a total of seven and a half years in Europe, along with many vacations in the US and Cana...

It takes an Army . . . “We have four in position, sir.” Private First Class Inkycap was visibly wilting under the morning sun. He and his fellow squad member...

Today we’ll cross from light fiction to some of the real-life mysteries in mycology. Let's look at "How do we know which mushroom we’ve found?" Well, we kn...

Coral fungi inspire a poet Adrienne Asher writes about how to love what perishes, and how our lives resemble and differ from beings of the natural world. She...

Sean Williams is a musician, writer, traveler, and professor who plays more than thirty instruments and sings in four languages. She is also Captain Grammar ...

Melissa Carpenter is known as a versatile artisan. She is a creator of things in an astonishing array of mediums, including acrylics, clay, textiles and much...

Connie J. Jasperson is a poet and author of nine fantasy novels. She is a founding member of the Myrddin Publishing group and is well known for her blog whic...

How to survive the long month of January? To survive a January, there’s consuming chocolate followed by consumption of more chocolate. Then there’s the barra...

“Chadwick, I must say,” said Douglas, Duke of Fir, as he slapped his riding crop against the side of his perfectly polished Hessian boots. “Miss Leptonia Con...

Winter drear calls for a party. You’re invited to a winter-long spoof.  Inspired by a collective of writers putting together a parody of bestsellers (1969’s ...

A recent slogging through the modern writer's task of finding keywords for book sales Search Engine Optimization led to some dinner time complaining: "It's h...

Each participating author receives two photos and a few supporting details. A Writer's Choice The writer will incorporate some detail from one of the fungi i...

With the Naked Comes A Fungus project, we are functioning as a vibrant community. Writers are contributing their time to entertain or enlighten us. Readers a...