Every path starts with a mark
Four small signs turn a wandering tale into a trail the reader can follow.
Mark I
A reader's map through the pines
What the dark wood keeps
Ink, rule, and warning
in deliberate order
in deliberate order
Warnings belong in the frame
A gold rule and a single red cut make danger impossible to miss.
Mark II
The page should feel carved
Hard edges, pine-dark ground, and close-set hatching keep a human hand in view.
Mark III
Wonder needs a little menace
Keep the forest close: strange enough to enter, clear enough to find the way home.
Mark IV