magisternihil's 100-word story for October 13, 2025

magisternihil wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on October 13, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

Today we are witness to an amazing spectacle, the migration of the Left Sock back into the wild from whence it came. These creatures are elusive at the best of times, slipping easily through dryer vents, crevices between appliances, and sometimes even barely opened windows. One was seen to ascend a disused fireplace in its efforts to follow its natural calling. Scientists cannot explain why the Left Sock feels the pull while the right does not, they can only observe the phenomenon and document it so we may one day learn the purpose. Shhh! Don’t startle it. They spook easily!

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