joeislove's 100-word story for May 23, 2025

joeislove wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on May 23, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

"He's over the house again." She didn't have to tell me; I could hear the buzz of his airplane. Same as I had every day since about a month after Maloney hit the lottery and quit his job down at the plant. I remembered that day pretty well. He'd made a whole show of it. Mooned me out his car window to the tune of "Take This Job And Shove It." Unforgettable. Apparently started flying lessons the same day. I'm a little tired of seeing "FOREMAN SUX COX" in skywriting every day, but I'm glad he's enjoying his early retirement.

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