Skin | Sci-fi Short Audiobook
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- “Every few decades or so, I’m reminded that I’m still made from human stuff.”
Check out Nik Hein's take on the same story topic:
Video: • Bootleg Planet | A Sci...
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Special thanks to Nik Hein for proposing today's topic and collaboration! Please check out Nik's story on "Bootleg Planets" here: ua-cam.com/video/Hq2a-AMzcNE/v-deo.html
He’s back! Amazing story!
Cheers, MediaBot!
Oooh another book to be listening to. Cheers Mr Rowski… hope life’s treating you well my guy.. 🤙
Cheers, Eedjit! All's well after upload time on Thursdays 😃🙏
Another stellar story and brilliant beginning to another typically boring Thursday. Always a treat. Thank you.
Thanks, Ron! Glad you enjoyed it 😃
Write on writer! Great story, thank you! AGAIN
Cheers, Louis! Ganbarimasu! 🚀🚀🚀
another great story from the misfit universe. i also enjoyed Nik's story, cool idea.
Thanks, MrIzzy! I can't take too much credit. Nik was the Mastermind 😉 but I am happy we were able to pull it off!
@@RoweLit i liked Nik's story as well and he has now collaborated with Sonny Burton who i suggested in a project to redo the narration on the stories where Nik had resorted to AI narration. One is done and it was pretty good on both accounts. If You have any stories with all new characters please contact Nik for contact info. You are a great Narrator as well as writer but if voice issues or movies take your time or ability to do the narration. Sonny could be a help.
Uh oh. Nanotechnology with a dark side. Very entertaining and chilling.
Thanks, Vicki!
Thank you for another story in this amazing universe that you've created.
Your worldbuilding skills are phenomenal and it has been fascinating watching you expand and flesh out what I've been referring to in my head as "The Roweverse" (which sounds much better in my head than it looks in print).
You've created all of these factions, a coherent intermingled history, and a long history (albeit with some significant gaps in it).
But as good as your macro skills are, the micro--the characters, the dialogue (which is enhanced by your voice acting) is even better.
You write characters that are compelling and likable.
My absolute favorite is Transom. As an irredeemable asshole myself, I have a special appreciation for a well written antihero).
The conversation between Micon Prime and Transom might be my favorite bit of dialogue that I've ever read/heard. Thenk you again for all of your hard work.
It is difficult for me to comprehend how you can generate the quality that you do and be so prolific. Do you ever sleep?
Thanks, Captain! My excuse for all of this is that it's my passion and I'm following it as best I can. Most nights I do sleep, yes. Not always on Wednesday nights depending on how far along the editing is. The caveat is that a lot of the time when I wake up, I have the answers to the story I'm working on, so I guess even when I'm sleeping I'm still tuned in to that frequency 😃 The Muse won't let me off the hook even at night! But I wouldn't prefer to be doing anything else.
Do no harm. A worthy goal but impossible reality. Love the ethics puzzle. Excellent!
Thanks, Tara!
Today was a great day for me! It was rainy outside and I got to enjoy TWO of your stories!!!! Thank you for being a great writer and sharing with us!
Happy to share, Keith! Hope the sun returns for you soon 😃
Rowe, thank you for sharing your special gift. Absolutely brilliant!
Excellent!💜🐥
Cheers, Chick! 😃🙏
I did not see this one coming…!!!? I really respect you filling in the cracks of all the characters of the P E Rowe universe…Young V….
Cheers, Barron! I thought it would be fun seeing a familiar face from an unfamiliar perspective 😃
Thank you for another enjoyable story. As always I look forward to hearing more from you.
Thanks, Richard!
Thought provoking, but I believe it's an inevitable progression . Too many people lead too busy lives to form deep and meaningful relationships.
Possibly the definition of deep and meaningful relationship needs to be expanded. Is someone, for example, who prefers the stillness of a forest to human interaction and receives emotional fulfilment less than someone who receives the same benefits from a human to human interaction? Does being a member of the human race carry an individual responsibility to adhere to a social contract that belongs to another time even though its original purpose has been lost through evolution?
@pakde8002 If someone wants a deep and meaningful relationship with a tree - or two! That's perfectly fine with me.
However, my o.p. was only in regard to human relationships versus relationships with artificial entities.
Finding solace in solitude is for me, not relevant to the topic of how people will want to form relationships with others ,which, by the way, was the point of the story - or at least the main point!
Ultimately, it boils down to this. There are basically two main types of relationships, those we form for reasons of procreation and those we form for pleasure and company but not necessarily with the intention of producing offspring.
In the future, if humanity decides that producing children nature's way is too time-consuming ,which appears the direction of travel at the moment, we leave to the test tube to continue our species. This will leave us with more time for progression in our careers but possibly not in our relationships, hence the need for something a little 'artificial ' maybe?
I really could/should expand on this a little more,but you see, I, too, have quite a busy life,so I really don't have the time to expound on this more than I have and as eruditely as I could.
I'll leave that to much finer minds than my own - such as it is.
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Excellent story! Felt so fast pace! Exciting
Oh hey! Look at this! A new story from the wrinkly brain of Rowe. Don’t mind if I do.
Cheers, Pharming 🙏
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As always great story. Thought proviking.
Thanks, Andor!
Thank you. Thank you. Great story.
Cheers, Hemet! Glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks for a time spanning story that ends with thoughtful compassion.
Cheers, Casard!
Nice uplifting story, thanks.
Cheers, David 😂 As much as I'm a fan of the One Note Samba (esp. Getz/Byrd version), I gotta hit all the notes. It comes around, though 😃
Another fantastic story! 👍 😃 😊
Thanks, David! 😃
Looooved it ❤
I now have a speculation as to who is the mastermind and villain of the Misfits' storyline.
I do not want confirmation or refutation. I just want to express my speculation... just to be clear, upfront.
When Micon Prime was messed with so that whats-his-name could get into the vault and become immortal, his ethical subroutines were damaged. Micon prime is not just "an agent of chaos" but is actively malevolent. These wars have been created and guided at a distance by him. That is the mystery the misfits are tracking down.
Edit: type-Os
🤔 Only the Muse knows 😃
@RoweLit
Well, I hope my speculation has no influence on Her. I'm really enjoying the slow unfolding. I'd hate to think I've placed a seed into Her subconscious that would interfere with the natural growth of what's already there.
I guess only the Fates know. 😁
(Just like there"s no Sarcasm font, there's no Genuine font. The above should be in the second, not the first.... "latter" and "former" always confuse me. If the purpose of writing is to communicate, accidentally swapping "former" and "latter" would fail in that endeavor. )
G'day to you again my Friend, listened to this once more in Hospital, I hope to listen to more of the Misfits, Shades of "Electric Sheep", well done again, Alas there is always some Sad Soul out there, keep it up!
Cheers, Paul! Hope you're feeling better 😃
Thanks!
Thanks for the support, Robert!
Fantastic!
Cheers, LaVera!
You are the bomb never disappoint
Thanks, Paul!
Very thought provoking as always. Yes, I think it is better to be lonely than unhappy, but oh so much better to be happy. I guess the skin technology is something that Rishi’s new body uses and so isn’t as old as the Primes … maybe …
Sweet and sad at the same time. I appreciate you instigating feeling I wouldn’t have without your stories.
To Nik’s channel!
Thanks, MJ!
That denied is thrice desired.
Subbed at Nik's too. Thanks!
Cheers, Karl!
Fantastic
Thanks, Wes!
@@RoweLit I am impressed and appreciative of the span of what you've been able to create with astonishing consistency, AND performing it, AND every week. A significant accomplishment, good sir. I would be ecstatic to listen to you reading an encyclopedia of the universe you've created. (In fact please do that)
Nik hinted about an upcoming colab. I thought it would be with one of the human narrators. Instead I'm blessed with two new stories in my feed.
Thanks, esc! Glad you enjoyed the surprise 😃 Very fun on our end too!
The misery of human sadness and loneliness. At the same time the thought of how little can make a person feel fulfilled and happy.
I have a question that is almost rattling me since you mentioned that TR&SP book. Could you expand on that topic in some future time.
Because the ‘sudden’ divide(war) between the guild and the protectorate is really intriguing to me and perhaps to someone else who follows your works.
And as usual thank you for the great story. I did really enjoy it.
Thanks, Mario! There are some intriguing episodes coming up surrounding the history of that era 🤔 Probably doesn't have anything to do with artifacts 😉
Nice.
I just watched a video called "They are building an actual space gun"
I thought you might enjoy it, there is interesting back stories for the space nerds that are driving it 😂
Thank PE.
Thanks, Todd!
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No like button to hit! UA-cam has done this on many videos I have watched today.
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'As impervious and indifferent to the frigid infinite of the cosmos'.... Sounds like my ex...!
Shots fired 😂😂😂