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

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

It was lightning-stricken oak. The witches who raised me would tell you that wood like that is specially attuned to the fey folk. To me it was a nice log that I didn't have to drag ten miles to the clearing that I could rough-cut with a chainsaw and fashion into a stargazing bench. The clearing in the dell was a perfect spot for it. The trees and the hills surrounding it did a great job at blocking the light pollution. And I was never lonely; there were always friends beside me on the bench, though I never saw them.

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