Hide's 100-word story for May 19, 2025

Hide wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on May 19, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

GMO’s have gotten a little crazy since RFK IV came into office. He took “ear of corn” too seriously and next thing you know they have transplants growing on the crops. Then people wondered what else we could double up on. Eyes on the potatoes. Palms of hearts. Kidney beans. You don’t want to know what grows with the bananas. The healthcare industry is booming. They gave me a subsidy to use my orchard. I shouldn’t have said yes. Turns out this species is susceptible to termites. And the scratching noises of nails against bark gets really freaky at night.

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