by R. Scott Boyer | Feb 11, 2025 | Short Stories
Related previous posts: Bees Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 / Part 5 Bees, Pt 6 Consciousness dawned slowly on Honey. It came first as awareness of the growing glow, monochrome and pale, then glittering and gold as the sun rose over the canyon. Next, Honey grew...
by R. Scott Boyer | Feb 4, 2025 | Creative Process, Inspiration, Meet the Characters, Short Stories
Related previous posts: Bees Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 Bees, Pt 5 For three days, Honey huddled in the hive, venturing out only when vital. Thankfully, her queen was merciful, sending her on only brief missions close to the colony, so she could collect and...
by R. Scott Boyer | Jan 28, 2025 | Short Stories
Related previous posts: Bees Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 Bees, Pt 4 All that night, Honey cried in her cubicle, crushed by the disorientation she’d encountered and the danger she’d felt. I can’t go out there again, she told herself. It’s too scary. Well, you can’t stay...
by R. Scott Boyer | Jan 21, 2025 | Short Stories
Related previous posts: Bees, Part 1 / Part 2 Bees, Pt 3 Almost immediately, the collective set about the arduous task of converting the narrow space between the outer and inner walls into a habitable hive. Collecting pollen from the garden, they quickly rebuilt the...
by R. Scott Boyer | Jan 14, 2025 | Short Stories
Related previous posts: Bees, Part 1 Bees, Pt 2 Honey huddled for a long time in the remnants of the fallen oak, now reduced to a lump of logs and broken branches. The honeycomb had been carefully placed into a metal box, which was then sealed shut. Some of Honey’s...