joeislove's 100-word story for May 16, 2025

joeislove wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on May 16, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

Time traveling is kind of awful, honestly. Everyone thinks it's going to be super cool going back in time to their favorite time in history. But let me tell you, indoor plumbing is a pretty recent invention on the timeline of human achievement. And deodorant. Don't underestimate the power of deodorant, especially when you want to participate in some big crowd event from history. The storming of the Bastille? Hot. Smelly. Gross. And this car? Sure, looks neat, but these things had like 20 horsepower. Lame. Then you try to show someone how to drift and suddenly *you're* the idiot.

Want to write flash fiction like this? Join the daily challenge at Hectalex.com and discover how powerful 100 words can be.