Zakary's Hummingbird Moment

Excerpt from Perched On Sumerian Eyrie : Floating Ziggurat

Zakary wiped the sweat from his brow as he bent over the neat rows of hydroponic lettuce, their green vibrancy glowing under the artificial light of the micro-farm module aboard the fledgling Skyhome. The gentle hum of the nutrient pump was a soothing backdrop to the intensity of his thoughts. What he was doing here—farming in the sky—was a dream few be…