joeislove's 100-word story for August 22, 2025

joeislove wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on August 22, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

"Look ma, no hands!" Those were his last words. Word to the wise: locking carabiners are really only effective if you remember to lock them. You can't even say he died doing what he loved. He loved waking up at dawn, getting absolutely blasted on peyote, and then walking the slack line over the canyon. Nothing brought him more joy than talking to the nature spirits as he lithely danced across that bouncing bit of nylon-polyester webbing. But he died coming to a sudden stop, head first, into a giant boulder at the bottom of the canyon. He hated bouldering.

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