A top-down look at a red piece paper that has three parts. It shows a drawing of a mushroom house. The center of the paper has a metal pipe going through it to hold it all together.

This is a mushroom. I got it as a Christmas present from a friend.

(A work in progress)

Here is a better look at the mushroom inside a clear piece of plastic. The pages are meant to be torn out, and kind of make a calendar.

It has various colors of paper inside a clear box. The paper has three parts that you need to pull off in order to help the mushroom grow. There is a bar in the center of the paper that holds it all together.

Here is a better look at the colors of the paper that will, eventually, help create the mushroom.

The colors of the paper vary. It stared with red and a variety of other colors as you remove them. Each piece of paper has two dates on it, along with the month. So far, the majority of the top papers are in red.

The same box full of colorful paper that is now lit up thanks to the batteries that go underneath the papers.

If you put the batteries in – it glows!

A top-down look at the top of the mushroom box. It is glowing, in a dark room. The camera on my phone gave it some sparkles.

Here is a top-down look at the mushroom box. It glows and sparkles!

I started writing haiku on the pages that I needed to pull off in order to “grow” the mushroom. It sort of functions like a calendar, but the main point appears to be waiting to slowly make the mushroom appear.

A haiku for January 1 and 2: Start of a new year Anything could happen now Hoping for good days

Start of a new year / Anything could happen now / Hoping for good days

A red piece of paper with a hole in the middle has a haiku written on it: One of my goals is / to learn how to stream online / Need to find the time

One of my goals is / To learn how to stream online / Need to find the time

A red piece of paper has a haiku written on it: The rain keeps falling / Washing away debris and dirt / Making me sleepy

The rain keeps falling / Washing away debris and dirt / Making me sleepy

A red piece of paper has a haiku written on it: Allergy Season / Pollen in the air today / Not even Spring yet

Allergy Season / Pollen in the air today / Not even spring yet

A red piece of paper has a haiku written on it: Acupuncture Day! / A tune-up for my body / Feeling better now

Acupuncture Day! / A tune-up for my body / Feeling better now

I always enjoy / Playing as a vampire / Maybe I am one

A red piece of paper has a haiku written on it: Painting walls again / Mostly window-frame this time / Needs a touch up now

Painting walls again / Mostly window frames this time / Needs a touch up now

A white piece of paper has a strangely shaped opening in the middle. A haiku below the photo says: Wasn't expecting / A dramatic color change/ And yet, here we are

Wasn’t expecting / A dramatic color change / And yet, here it is

January 17 and 18 has a top down look into the what's underneath. A haiku: Here's a top down look/ Of what's beneath this paper/ Looks like abstract art

Here’s a top down look / Of what’s beneath this paper / Looks like abstract art

Another look at the red piece of paper for January 17 and 18. A haiku: Red piece of paper / has an oddly shaped hole in it / Now in better light

Red piece of paper / Has an oddly shaped hole in it / Now in better light

A white piece of paper for January 19 and 20. The haiku below it says: Another look at / Beneath this calendar page / Abstract art layers

Another look at / Beneath this calendar page / Abstract art layers

January 19 and 20 page has a haiku underneath it. Geometric shape / Punched through a bright white paper / Bland abstract art

Geometric shape / Punched through a bright white paper / Bland abstract art

A red page from the calendar for January 21 and 22. There is an open space in the middle showing what is beneath this page.

The more I remove / the more that is revealed / Of what’s underneath

The January 21 and 22 page, after being removed, looks sort of like a fish. A haiku: Removing the page/ reveals strange shaped cut out / that looks like a fish

Removing the page / reveals strange shaped cut out / That looks like a fish

January 23 and 24 on a white piece of calendar. A haiku: White piece of paper/ with more revealed beneath / shows strange structures

White piece of paper / with more revealed beneath / Shows strange structures

A white piece of paper for January 23 and 24. A Haiku below it says: "White piece of paper / shows the structure in the cut / holding things intact.

White piece of paper / Shows the structure in the cut / Holding things intact

A red calendar piece for January 25 and 26 shows more of the structures beneath it.

January 25 and 26 exposes some of the what is underneath this cut out.

The cutout of January 25 and 26 after it was removed from the calendar.

This is what the cutout looks like when removed from the calendar and placed on a black box

January 27 and 28 is on a white piece of paper. It shows the structures that I think are what holds up the pages.

January 27 and 28 show more of the structures beneath it. When will the white structures fall out?

A white piece of paper for January 27 and 28 when removed from the calendar.

Here is what the January 27 and 28 calendar piece looks like when placed on the black box.

A red calendar piece from January 29 and 30 shows the structures beneath this page.

Here is what the January 29 and 30 page looks like.

A red calendar page that shows a cut out. This one is for January 29 and 30 of 2024.

This one is a little blurry, but you can still see the shape that this page has.

The last day of January of 2024. It shows the structure beneath the cut out.

Last page of January 2024!

Here is the calendar page for January 31. It is a white page that has a cut out in the middle of it.

This is the cut out for January 31, 2024!

A red calendar page for February 2024 is inside the glowing box it came in. The number of calendar pages have dropped.

Glowing calendar box at the start of February 2024.

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Podcaster since 2005. Freelance writer since 2010. Host of the Shattered Soulstone podcast. Host of the Words of Jen Podcast and the Jen's Lore Corner Podcast. Plagued by several chronic illnesses.