Published in Aurealis #58, Chimaera Publications, and available in electronic formats at Smashwords. Aurealis is a great Australian sf magazine and they are currently offering discounted subscriptions because they are looking towards membership of SFWA. This is not the sound your vacuum cleaner makes when you accidentally suck up a sock but Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America.
Hey, I just read and enjoyed this in Aurealis. Loved the suits, the useless scientists and the bees.
Thanks for the kind words, writing can be an unrewarding task at times. The story is, very loosely, an inversion of Don Quixote.
I’ve only just subscribed to Aurealis and I’m impressed – your story was great!
Thanks for reading and glad you enjoyed it. There are more pieces in the pipeline.
Great story, Steve. quite different from a lot I’ ve read (and that’s many). I’m in Wollongong and have a couple of sci-fi releases coming along this year
Greg, thanks for your kind words. Much appreciated coming from a writer of your calibre. It’s not the first time I’ve been told my stories are a bit different, I think it tends to polarise opinions. Look forward to reading your new releases.