{"id":2135,"date":"2025-09-10T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/?p=2135"},"modified":"2025-09-09T17:05:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T21:05:24","slug":"i-am-a-magenta-slug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/09\/10\/i-am-a-magenta-slug\/","title":{"rendered":"I am a Magenta Slug"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"seriesmeta\">This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/series\/slug-trilogy\/\" class=\"series-40\" title=\"Slugs: A Poetic Trilogy\">Slugs: A Poetic Trilogy<\/a><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By Bean Gast, Contributing Writer<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"927\" height=\"936\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot_20250907-130719_Docs-1.jpg\" alt=\"A thumb with a brown slug wrapped around it.\" class=\"wp-image-2116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot_20250907-130719_Docs-1.jpg 927w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot_20250907-130719_Docs-1-495x500.jpg 495w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot_20250907-130719_Docs-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot_20250907-130719_Docs-1-768x775.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 927px) 100vw, 927px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A dirt-covered slug slithers across my thumb. | Bean Gast\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>mouth agape, the tension leaves<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>blurred blob of vibrancy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>until<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I look at what\u2019s looking<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and see me<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>focused and clear<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a magenta slug appears<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>eyes are a portal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>seeking a soul to search<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>only to find a mirror<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>the ultimate test<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a staring contest<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>revealing that we are&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>one<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>the spirit of the slug calls to me<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>entering through my open mouth<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>it consumes me<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"seriesmeta\">This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/series\/slug-trilogy\/\" class=\"series-40\" title=\"Slugs: A Poetic Trilogy\">Slugs: A Poetic Trilogy<\/a><\/div><p>By Bean Gast, Contributing Writer mouth agape, the tension leaves blurred blob of vibrancy until I look at what\u2019s looking and see me focused and clear a magenta slug 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