Baby of Mud and Blood

Prologue — The Baby

A reclusive potter navigates the weight of isolation and rumor in 18th-century New York. After a confrontation with a figure whose words linger like shadows, her once-flawless craft falters as doubt and fear seep into her work. As the town’s whispers grow louder, she grapples with a choice: to retreat into silence or risk everything to reclaim her voice. When a mysterious event looms on the horizon, will she find strength in her art—or succumb to the forces that seek to define her?