Fleeing Eden | Sci-fi Short Audiobook
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- “You’re not free if you can’t say no.”
Written toward the topic: "Living in Space"
Video: • Living in Space
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About this project: I am writing a weekly sci-fi story to the theme of Isaac Arthur’s SFIA videos. It’s a crazy challenging timeframe to create a good short story in, and to do so publicly is even more daunting. I’m just hoping some good stories come out of this, I have fun writing them, and most importantly, the audience enjoys!
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Compelling as always Rowe. Great story.
Thanks, MJ! Glad you're enjoying the stories! 😃
You're quickly becoming one of my favorite channels to listen to while driving or working on the bench.
Thanks, Cole! Glad you're enjoying!
@@RoweLit The stories are actually interesting which is something modern sci-fi shorts are starting to forget is important. Sci-fi has always been a wonderful way to examine an issue at its core by stripping it down and examining it without preconceptions and it's nice to have some of that back.
@@colecollins5642 Thanks, Cole! Agreed. Working hard to make a story interesting, to some degree, is a waning art in literary fiction as well, which I think is a byproduct of overeducation of aspiring literary writers in MFA programs (my opinion). I think sci-fi writing has grown more trendy with "literary" writers and so some of that has bled into modern sci-fi perhaps. Similar to the difference between the early jazz visionaries and the music school jazz nerds generations later, getting lost in the theory and technical aspects of the music and forgetting what the pioneers knew--it was always about vibing with the audience, not how many or how obscure the notes you could play were. I'm always going to do my best, in any genre I'm writing, to place the story first and make sure that the techniques and tactics of storytelling are serving it. Not the other way around.
I so look forward to these stories. I am never let down. Thank you Mr. Roe, Tom
Cheers, Tom! Happy you're enjoying!
I like that they have technologies far advanced from today, yet still have to get into the nitty-gritty of problem solving, new thinking from new generations, with the practicalities of getting power, how to us it, materials to build, manpower, political will... issues that will always exist into the future! I hope there will still be room to appeal to the humanity of ones enemy... not much of that, currently. Great story. 🙂
Thanks, JD! Problem solving is one of our best traits, so I hope it hangs around in the future! Humanity too. We'll see 😃🙏
Another wonderful tale - I fell in love with the misfits saga and just wanted more but I am beginning to appreciate these short stories even more as they flesh out the greater universe.
Thank you for all the work and care you put into these stories you have a will do great things.
Thanks, Wild 9! Glad to hear you're enjoying 😀
Excellent... I really love the way you think of what problems there could be and the way you get to solve them. How could mice pull and elephant is a great question, and that thought is so basic to every ones journey through life. As Frank O'Marley, an American who died in 1856 once said.."Life is just one damned thing after another". We just have to deal with the problems we face with as much logical leftfield thought to have the outcome we need without lowering our morals. Great Story, Thank you... Roll on next week.
Thanks, Frank! 🙏 Sometimes the problems as the writer mirror the journey of the characters. I had to scramble on this one to figure out a solution myself! Next week? More problems! 😃
No fleet of auperdreadnaughts. No unthinkable inventory of weaponry. Ingenious and refreshing. Bravo once again sir.
Cheers, Michael 😃🙏
Beautiful. Thanks.
Thanks, Imelda!
Another adventure 😮😊🎉
Cheers, Vicki! 😃 😃
The struggle for power and the struggle to be left alone are the same.
Cheers, Greyghost! Truth 🤔
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Just masterful. You are a talent worthy of celebration.
Thanks, Jason! 😃🙏 I'm just doing what I love doing most every week. It's a blessing to share it with others who enjoy the product of that work. Truly.
I turned out the light last night and listened again to this story. Once my phone became silent, I lay in the cold dark with the strong sense of moving through a vast empty Galaxy. Your evocative writing had so transfixed my senses, I was absorbed into the landscape of the narrative. The way you feel the sway of a train hours after a long journey.
I first read The Lord of the Rings in 1973, by torchlight, sitting outside in the dark. The passage through the Mines of Moria had the same effect. For years, I could summon the menace, the cold, the vast beyond-time feeling.
When Peter Jackson's movies came out in the early 2000s, I lost the magic. The images had diminished and fixed the moment. My inner Moria was gone.
So, my dear, forgive me if I skip the movie of this story. ( I do believe this is inevitable )
Your ability to draw us into your worlds with all the emotion and inner spacial sensation, cannot be enhanced by a created physical version. Your gift is tremendous and we are privileged to experience your evolving explorations of what it is to be human, through the ages and between countless stars.
Wow, Cecile! Thanks for sharing such a thoughtful experience. I shared a similar experience with LOTR myself. I'm so glad I did before the movies came out. Somehow I missed reading them as a kid and then as a young adult decided to read them and have still never had another reading experience quite as powerful. The films I don't remember well except thinking they did about as good a job as you could with the material, but I don't think that medium can quite take hold of the imagination like a book! So grateful to hear my work is taking you out into the galaxy! It's a fun place to be 😃
Mr. Rowe,
Thank you so much for sharing your work! This story brought tears to my eyes!
In this story, your dance between family dynamics, and political dynamics, leading to balancing societal dynamics on top of this story, was beautifully orchestrated! And to add to it, using Sawnee (as a plot device?) to really bring home the stakes, motivation for why people do what they do, you created a beautiful ballet. And I am so grateful for you to be sharing such imaginative, inspiring work!!
Thank you for what you do!!!
If this high school lit dropout can be this affected by your work, I’m sure that what you go for can be accessible/felt by so many.
Once again thank you so much for sharing your hard work!
Thanks, Joe 🙏 Your kind words mean so much to a fellow late-comer to literature. I genuinely disliked reading because of my education. I didn't start writing until years after graduating. Sometimes formal lit classes can get in the way of the love of literature, which everyone can enjoy, I believe, in some form. So glad you're enjoying my work! 😃
Great story as always , thanks.
Thank you, David!
AAA Amazing As ALWAYS . just too short , I hope to hear of the Medi family and the cylinders again someday.
Cheers, MrIzzy! Might be back there sooner than you think 🤔😀
@@RoweLit nice!
I certainly love the optimism of this story.
Thanks, Osmia. They definitely tested the fates. More from Eden soon...
Of all the episodes, scientifically, I like this the most
Thoroughly enjoyed this!
Thanks, Andreas! Glad to hear it!
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Something of interest for everyone! Good dialogue.
Cheers, Vicki!
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Beautiful story! An inspiration! Keep up the fantastic work!
Thanks, Chris! 🙏 I've got no plans to stop. Somebody's going to have to stop me 😃
Brilliantly imaginative-a classic in evolution.
Cheers, Fleabits! Glad you enjoyed 😃
This was really good, as always. I need to catch up on all the ones I've missed at some point.
Thanks, Sirgog! One thing I love about RUclips is that the stories are still going to be here whenever people are ready to find them! Glad you're enjoying 😃
Great story! Thank you.
Thanks, Noah! Glad you enjoyed 😀
Your most uplifting story yet !:-)
Thanks, Barry! Glad you thought so 🙏😃 I'm thinking about an uplifting stories playlist and I'll have to include this one if I make it.
Another brilliant story! Thanks loads.
Cheers, Ron!
That make me remember the old adage you want peace prepare for war
Cheers, Fernando!
Loving the channel. Keep it up.
Thanks, Darnell! So glad to hear it 😃🙏
👋 so very glad to have discovered this site…😊
Thanks, Kimberly! Glad you discovered it as well 😃 Welcome!
That was very enjoyable 😂, looking forward to listening to more,,good job P.E.Rowe..
Thanks, Adrian! Glad to hear it 😃🙏
Well done.
Thanks, John!
Hooray, let's hear it for the mice.
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An amazing story. 😢😅👍
Cheers, Alfred! 😃
The alternative choice to the Trasp ultimatum compared to the sport's coach leader who folded.
Can't give in to the Trasp in this life, Martin 😃
Just perfect 😊
Thanks, Richard! 😃
I'm commenting on every story in this playlist in the hope that someone will come up with a map and glossary 😊
Great story!
Thanks, MediaBot!
Being an old watcher of cartoons, I know that one mouse can move an elephant by saying BOO!
My moist eyes attest the poignancy in your moving story of humans at cusp.
Cartoon elephants are rarely a problem 😃 Thanks, Karl!
I loved the story. So it takes just 1 mouse to move an elephant.
Thanks, Todd! Glad to hear it. 🐀🐘🤔
Loved this one. I know you're invested in the Misfits. It's your expanding universe. But your short stories: remember my first story was Preservation Falls and was the one that got me hooked!
Thanks, Holzman! I'm definitely striving for a better balance this year. I did let it get very Misfits heavy to finish out the year, but I'm going to work in quite a few stand-alones this year. That's the goal anyway.
@@RoweLit What I'm trying to convey is that the Misfits and/or your short stories are equally appreciated. In my case I just like twist endings that really make stories unforgettable. The mosquito deal story! The planet/civilization/'aliens' that enjoyed... were they muffins? The Misfits is a part of a universe that's clearly very well lined out and you have a concise vision that doesn't contradict itself as it's rooted in the realm of what possible. It's hard sci-fi. Unlike Star Wars where Leia kisses Luke and its overall inconsistent. There are things I want to know about the Trasp, the Ordinals that would make novels on their own(and I know it's all there; you thought it all out). So, I don't believe you'll expand that universe from the Misfit perspective alone. Some of your short stories are evidently connected to them as well. Last year I came across a short story by Aasimov and it went something like this: cientists on Earth invented administrative home computers called mini-vacs. After a decade the regional micro-vacs came out. Cientists programmed it to prevent the Big Freeze. After a century, the Planetary-vac oversaw and regulated Earth. In a century the Star-vac regulated the solar system. 1000 years in, the Cosmic-vac was asked about the fate of the Universe. It was still calculating how to solve absolute entropy. Long after life faded away and the Universe dissipated into darkness, the Uni-vac - the last remnant of Life found the solution and uttered the words: "Let there be Light!"
This was in the 1950's. Your Dancing with the Stars has that same quality! So, I'm actually saying your short stories have that same quality and Aasimov-like talent. Encore!!!
Thanks, Holzman! It's a humbling comparison for sure 🙏 I just try to do my best each week to make an interesting and enjoyable story. Honestly it feels a little crazy to get that comparison, one I know doesn't get made lightly. It's all the more reason to keep working hard every week!
This was a fantastic story! Thank you.
Thanks, Stephen! Glad you enjoyed 😃🙏
What? Sorry for that emoji error, Stephen. Fixed it. Some weird google bug got in there somehow 😂
That was absolutely beautiful, thank you
Thanks, Goddess! 😃🙏
Excellent
Cheers, Karen! 😃
Beautiful.
Cheers, Pharming! Glad you liked it 😃
Great short story 🖖
Thanks, Mark!
We need Sani's elephant plan and an update on Sisco and Barlow saving Lime Harbor please.
Don't worry, Scotty! I won't forget about them. Saving Lime Harbor is on the to-do list in 2024 😃
beautiful work
🙏😃 Cheers, Maurice! Glad you're enjoying so many!
So good!
Cheers, DVD!
For the Algorithm the story and the voice 🎉
Cool thanks for sharing
Cheers, Dean!
Another fine story.I
Thanks, Kennyjoe! Glad to hear you enjoyed!
Great story.
Thanks, David! Glad you enjoyed it 😃
Theoretically, moving an elephant would require an enormous number of mice. An elephant weighs about 6,000 kg, and mice typically can pull with a force of about 0.1 kg. To move the elephant, you’d need at least 60 million mice working together to generate the necessary force to overcome the elephant’s weight.
Thanks for bringing the math, Cindy! You get a 🌟😃
Is the Saraswathi in this story the same Saraswathi as in your other stories (such as Embargo) or are they clones of each other?
Cheers, Anthem! The AIs are often clones. This Saraswathi is different from the Saraswathi in "Embargo," but she also appears as the character-narrator in "The Numbers Between 9 & 8" which takes place several decades after this story.
One mouse will move a lazy elephant. Elephants are afraid of mice.
Cheers, Painter! See, I've heard it both ways and don't have access to an elephant to find out 😂 It's either a myth or true, but I suppose I'm like the space people who will never know for sure😃
Fastest acceleration is maybe 1.5G, unless cylinders are designed with occasional acceleration in mind.
I would suspect the longer space cylinders become a regular habitat, the more reasons the universe will give people for changing addresses every now and again.
I enjoyed the story. I couldn't help myself though - if elephants were extinct for millennia, would their linguistic usage continue ..?
I suppose we're still talking about dinosaurs 😁😔
Many tales have been told of the short-faced bear 🐻 Cheers, Alistair 😀
How do you write so many stories????
No secret to it, JohnBot, thanks! I write every day, shoot for a story a week, and I do it every week. They add up!
Probably the elephant should be the fuel tank and the mouse should be the engine.
Solution: eat the elephant
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Can't believe you only have 5600 people why isn't your number going up😢
Thanks, Mark! I had about 100 subscribers this time last year, so we're definitely going up 😃 The pace isn't for me to say, but my hope is that the stories find the right people at the right time, in whatever number that may be 🚀
@@RoweLit it's coming for you praying you grow faster
I really appreciate that, Mark! 🙏I feel like this is what I'm supposed to be doing, so I am not turning back!
Nice story.
But instead of the USA being the enemy imagine how it ends with China or Russia.
Great stories. They take me away from the Sh-t sandwiches I have eat every day .
Thank you
Thanks, AB! Glad to hear you're enjoying the stories so much 🙏😃 My hope in writing these stories is that they boost somebody else's day in some small way 🚀🌞
Mark CEN CA hey PE hope this finds you healthy and wise you can just send me a😊
Mark CEN CA I asked a stupid question ⁉️ if you're ok I asked and that you seemed off how in this WORLD could I know this just by your replies I think the answer is I couldn't so I guess I'm just a worry wart 😮😮
This has got to be the healthiest marriage relationship Ive ever read of, i love the way theyve taught their daughter to understand the distinction between mother and consul, and the fact that two people in power chose to make that distinction clear and binding in both their personal and professional lives. Incredible story!
Cheers, Jessica! So glad you enjoyed this one so much 😃🙏