MeBrady's 100-word story for April 23, 2025

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

The Forgotten Village Mist cradled the A-frame cottages like a mother's hands. They called it Whispering Pines - a refuge for those who'd lost their way. Each dawn, villagers emerged onto wooden balconies, greeting neighbors across narrow pathways between identical homes. The sameness was deliberate, a rejection of hierarchy. The forest had reclaimed much already. Tendrils of green crept closer each season. Only the chosen could find this place. Those with hearts heavy enough to sink through reality's thin veil into this pocket dimension where healing came through simplicity and time stood perfectly still. At least, that is what they say.

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