On the Mushroom Faerie

Hebeloma Crustuliniforme, also known as Poison Pie, is generally regarded as a toxic mushroom, although there are those who simply describe it as unpalatable. The offending agent in Poison Pie is hebelomic acid A. In Faerie, hebelomic acid A courses through the arteries and veins of Mushroom Faeries, delivering its toxin to all cells in the body. The physiological consequences of this cardiovascular anomaly include the abilities (i) to fruit, (ii) to blow clouds of spores from one’s breath, (iii) to soften with the rain, (iv) to, through a network of tendrils extending beneath the Earth, understand the sources of her laments, (v) to soothe her woes through the application of a moist palm, (vi) to shade her face from the burning sun in the shadow of a modest cap, and (vii) through the action of decomposition, to provide her the means to bring forth life again, all other misgivings aside.