joeislove's 100-word story for July 2, 2025

joeislove wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on July 2, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

The googly eye bandit struck again last night. Reports have been coming in from the hikers all morning long about the surprised tree on the short loop. I went out around lunch time to see it myself. Yep, this is them all right. The buck teeth are a new bit of flair. Must be expanding their repertoire. I stood there for a few minutes debating on taking it down. Decided against it. Last time I did, the retaliatory strike was brutal and intense. Googly eyes everywhere. Plus, it's cute and it ain't hurting the tree none. The world needs whimsy.

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