joeislove's 100-word story for April 11, 2025

joeislove wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on April 11, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

There they are again. Staring at me with their weird little faces, craning their skinny little necks out at me. It honestly makes me want to just start punching their little finger-sized faces. But I know that's what they want. They want my words. They want my stories. But my stories are mine! Mine alone! Why should I share them with these thieving little key-faced snakes? *Click* That feels nice, though. Relaxing. The clicking. The satisfying little ding as each line reaches its end. The ker-chunk of the carriage as I slap the return lever. Ugh. Am I a writer?

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