JKWriter's 100-word story for May 15, 2026

JKWriter wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on May 15, 2026. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

The life of a herder is often fraught with hours of doing nothing, but watching the sheep and goats grazing along the countryside. Mayrum made sure his jackass was loaded with books and parchment to while away those days with reading and sketching. To some, the mundaneness might possibly be maddening, but for him it meant doing all of the things that he loved most in the world. The sheep and goats were perfect companions, never talking or needing too much of his attention. They were just there...warm, kind creatures without any expectations of more than he could give.

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