joeislove's 100-word story for May 3, 2025

joeislove wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on May 3, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

“Well, this is embarrassing.” Like so many others, Bobby had gotten really into the Olympics when they were on last year. And like so many others, he had spent a lot of the time watching thinking to himself, well that doesn’t look so hard. What’s the big deal, he’d think, they’re just swinging around on those bars. I do basically the same thing all the time when I climb trees. I could be a gymnast. But Bobby is a bear. A bear with a big fat bear ass that just can’t generate the kind of momentum he needs. Silly bear.

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