My day started early Friday. I flew 1193 nautical miles in three different airplanes. I left in the dark and landed in the dark back home at 7:30 PM. Check out the lights reflecting off the underside of
I wasn't able to collect all my swarm traps at the end of July, so I went around today to gather them. Imagine my surprise when I found a small colony established in one of them! I decided to leave them
## This is my entry for @mctiller 's Twenty-four-hour short story contest July 31--A cowboy during the 1800s in the American West runs into a flying saucer. The contest can be found here! Gloria Steelman
This my entry for @mctiller 's 24-hour short story contest for July 24th " A lonely man develops the ability to see through walls" found here. Benjamin Barrons Benjamin Barrons was a lonely man.
I was thinking about nature the other day and how the strong overpower the weak. There is no law to keep the lion from preying on the gazelle! It's a lion's nature to do so. Bees rip defective larvae
Source What I Did on My Day Off Country life in Louisiana! What can I say? Summers are hot, winters are mild but sometimes cold, and there is always something to do. I'm not talking about entertainment
Trapping Out A Bee Swarm A lady contacted the county agent in our area about a swarm of bees that set up a colony in her father's window sill. The agent posted her story on a local beekeeping Facebook
Chapter 28 A Transformation “Honeymooner’s disease,” said Laura, “tell Jimmy to give you a chance to toughen up.” “What?” asked Leah, blushing all the way to her ears. Laura rolled back from the stirrups
Sunrise Over Central Louisiana The other day I had to fly from my home in central Louisiana to pick up some coworkers in Hammond, about an hour to the east by air. This flight took me over Baton Rouge
Chapter 27 Young Love Leah skipped down the hall ahead of Jimmy. He shared her excitement about Cosmos becoming sentient and felt as euphoric as she. At her door, she insisted he come inside. “Jimmy, we
Chapter 26 War Party “Wait, Jimmy,” said Leah, “what if we take your idea a bit further and use Carbon instead? It’s very abundant and cheap and will bond with a lot of other elements too. We can redo
Spirits on the Channel (A "story-mentor" group task)
Lidie clutched the wrinkled paper to her breast. Tears streamed from her eyes causing the white caps dancing on the channel to blur. A stiff breeze billowed her skirts as the fierce wind crashed into the
Chapter 25 Undiscovered Genius Jimmy spent the day with Carter and Kei. Assembling the parts for their EMP device proved a daunting task. Eric and his crew refined the fusible material they mined from
Feral Bees!!! A few months back I began setting out traps to catch bee swarms. You can read about that here. I wasn't having much luck catching bees at this particular location, so I took down the trap,
Chapter 24 Hiding At 17:00 hours the following night the Cosmos dropped out of FTL speed and coasted toward Mars. They drifted in space on the opposite side of the Martian colony. In their present planetary
Chapter 23 Piracy Jimmy Burgess was at the Engineering console when the Captain walked onto the bridge. John had given Eric orders to transfer control of the bridge to Cosmos' AI autopilot after six hours.
Chapter 22 Attacked When the fusion generators came online, Jimmy diverted their power to the laser banks, and the rail guns then returned the primary electrical power to the habitat rings. On the bridge,
