Thanks to everyone who voted and suggested topics in the topic poll for today's story! Let me know if you have a suggestion for a story topic! New poll coming soon 😃
Another good story. As for another community how about humans meet non humanoid aliens or an entirely mechanized "race" of beings of roughly equal technological achievements and have a conflict over resources possibly with a HFY slant.
@@RoweLit Your stories are wonderful. I make leather feather jewelry and I make my earring wires and what I call quill caps which I fasten onto my feathers to hook my earring wires to as well as wjile i make the feathers. I joke I listen to audio books to give my left brain something to do while my right brain works. I'm am really enjoying your work. The different characters in the type audio books I like become like family so it is wonderful to have such ongoing stories. Thank you and bless you.
Thank Rowe another great story with such a deep mirror of our own society. Most would have done the story in reverse glamorizing the pirate King and demonizing the law. But that's done too often. The childern were the true victims. Thanks again my friend.
Is barbarism the true condition of man? I hope not! This story invites the reader to ask themselves some very difficult questions about humanity as a species: How do you deal with a minority who view everyone else as prey? Thank you once again for sharing another impressive and thought provoking story.
It is dangerous to dehumanize a group, but hard as heck to hold onto that view when you are about to be killed and you are held in contempt, or worse, indifference. Deeply scary. How evil exactly is this world.
Bro! You did it again! You took a done to death trope that i didnt even vote for , and set them up, fleshed it out, and knocked em down flat! Well done sir, i dubb thee a wordsmith of keen skill! Just thank you sooo much for these stories! I needs to pony up and become a preferred reader ! I feel like im cheating you for not paying to hear your tales of a future that would have been an impossibility just 10 years ago! Just THANK YOU ! For real! as ever I remain a Constant listener
Think you're stories are great intro into Sci-fi if you've never listened to it before, that is for beginners or younglings. Its not hard core which may turn off some people, personally im into hard-core Sci-fi but your stories are still totally satisfying. Thanks PE Rowe, you're going places...
Thanks, MDS! I suppose they range a little across the whole collection, but I guess my intention is to write a good story first, which I think is a pretty good goal 😃 Maybe that's what might make them accessible to newer sci-fi readers/listeners. That's the hope anyway!
As all ways I really liked the story. It made me reflect on my 10+ years as a foster parent when you commented on the mental state of the pirate kids. I have seen much worse. It would be a boring world with out pirates and nasty kids. I wish you lived next door we could talk about a lot of things. A little "psychology" in a story is a good thing.
Cheers, Perry! "It would be a boring world without pirates and nasty kids" is one of the all time quotes for the comment section 😃 Truth. So glad you enjoyed the story!
As always, an entertaining and engaging story with a lot of depth. Another building block of what will one day be universally known as the "Roweverse".
Thank you, great story! Regarding criminal societies, they are only criminal by the stroke of a pen, the laws of others. Obviously, harming others is wrong. But great societal damage can come about from making so many things illegal unless controlled. There's, defacto, only Lawmakers and police/prison guards if this is carried to extremes. Everyone is a criminal or actively being investigated. That's where those people in your story come from. They're refugees. The Governor of Illinois just made about 2.5 million felons out of law abiding citizens. The War on Drugs cost Trillions in its 1/2 century, and ruined far more lives than the actual Marijuana. We are on a slippery slope, making criminality a common thing. Your writing makes people think. Don't stop, it's amazing.
Thanks, for your thoughtful comment, 2Kittys! Sci-fi is such a great landscape for exploring deep questions like this without a lot of the real-world baggage we all bring to a book. I hope my stories do pose questions and engage--two worthy goals, I hope 🙏
Yup, this is indeed a trope worth investigating further. And not just (or even primarily) the piracy angle. On another angle, I checked out your website the other day. Could do with a serious makeover? Why not send out a call for volunteers? I’d stick in a few tens of hours at least, (for free) and I’m probably not the most adept amongst interested parties!
Thanks, Nicolaus! I definitely need to find a few hours to update over there, but I'm not sure about a major makeover. Even if I were delegating, I'd have to find the time to do that, which is probably more at this point than just doing it myself. I just need to find a few hours. They'll totally appear one of these days 😂
Pondering the concept of pirate, I wonder if in your universe there is something akin to a metaverse in which the Primes and their ancestors meet regardless of distance… could piracy occur in such a space? Always something thought provoking in your stories - the best kind of sci-fi 😃
I suspect there may be an opportunity or two to answer those questions, at least in some small part, MJ. It's totally okay to be a conspiracy theorist in this part of the galaxy 😂
Love this story, my only issue is that the roles of cruisers and frigates are reversed in the real world navy. A frigate is the much smaller warship and the Cruiser is able to take on a much larger fleet role.
Thanks for the question, Ligurian. The "Letters" is the way most of the people refer to the "Lettered Systems," so called because many of them start with Greek letters--Alpha-Origgi, Beta-Aurelius, Kappa-363, etc.
Not sure he's around just yet, Mark 🤔 People keep asking for the timeline, but it's tough to find time to make one when the stories just have to keep coming 😃
Thanks to everyone who voted and suggested topics in the topic poll for today's story!
Let me know if you have a suggestion for a story topic! New poll coming soon 😃
Another good story. As for another community how about humans meet non humanoid aliens or an entirely mechanized "race" of beings of roughly equal technological achievements and have a conflict over resources possibly with a HFY slant.
It's a great day when we have P.E. Rowe upload to look forward to.
Cheers, Pat!
Another fantastic story. Keep ‘em coming.
Anxiously await each one! Thanks!!!
Cheers, Dave! The plan is to keep 'em coming 😃 Glad you're enjoying them!
I like your storys & readings. Very good.
Thanks, Gary!
Never disappointed by your brilliant stories. Thanks loads!
Cheers, Ron! Glad you're enjoying them 😃
Your reading of your stories is as excellent as your writing!
Thanks, Victoria! Doing the best I can to improve as I go along. 😃
@@RoweLit Your stories are wonderful. I make leather feather jewelry and I make my earring wires and what I call quill caps which I fasten onto my feathers to hook my earring wires to as well as wjile i make the feathers. I joke I listen to audio books to give my left brain something to do while my right brain works. I'm am really enjoying your work. The different characters in the type audio books I like become like family so it is wonderful to have such ongoing stories. Thank you and bless you.
Thank Rowe another great story with such a deep mirror of our own society. Most would have done the story in reverse glamorizing the pirate King and demonizing the law. But that's done too often. The childern were the true victims. Thanks again my friend.
Cheers, Todd! Glad you enjoyed this one 😃
As your 80 year old fan, so far this is a favorite.
Cheers, Linda! Glad you liked it 😃
Thursday ... the best day of the week ... again.
Cheers, Alfred! For me too 😃 Means I get to start the next one!
You can say that again! Or I can and did!
Is barbarism the true condition of man? I hope not! This story invites the reader to ask themselves some very difficult questions about humanity as a species: How do you deal with a minority who view everyone else as prey? Thank you once again for sharing another impressive and thought provoking story.
Thanks, Andrew! I'm not sure I have the answers to those questions, but I do think they're worth exploring 😃
It is dangerous to dehumanize a group, but hard as heck to hold onto that view when you are about to be killed and you are held in contempt, or worse, indifference.
Deeply scary.
How evil exactly is this world.
Another great story! I really enjoy this universe that you have created.
Thanks, Brian 😃 Glad you're enjoying!
Bro! You did it again! You took a done to death trope that i didnt even vote for , and set them up, fleshed it out, and knocked em down flat! Well done sir, i dubb thee a wordsmith of keen skill! Just thank you sooo much for these stories! I needs to pony up and become a preferred reader ! I feel like im cheating you for not paying to hear your tales of a future that would have been an impossibility just 10 years ago! Just THANK YOU ! For real! as ever I remain a Constant listener
Thank you, Louis! Always grateful for the support in whatever form it comes, even if it's just listening and enjoying 🙏
Think you're stories are great intro into Sci-fi if you've never listened to it before, that is for beginners or younglings. Its not hard core which may turn off some people, personally im into hard-core Sci-fi but your stories are still totally satisfying. Thanks PE Rowe, you're going places...
Thanks, MDS! I suppose they range a little across the whole collection, but I guess my intention is to write a good story first, which I think is a pretty good goal 😃 Maybe that's what might make them accessible to newer sci-fi readers/listeners. That's the hope anyway!
@@RoweLit you produce awesome easy listening stories with great themes throughout all genre, love your work.
As all ways I really liked the story. It made me reflect on my 10+ years as a foster parent when you commented on the mental state of the pirate kids. I have seen much worse. It would be a boring world with out pirates and nasty kids. I wish you lived next door we could talk about a lot of things. A little "psychology" in a story is a good thing.
Cheers, Perry! "It would be a boring world without pirates and nasty kids" is one of the all time quotes for the comment section 😃 Truth. So glad you enjoyed the story!
As always, an entertaining and engaging story with a lot of depth. Another building block of what will one day be universally known as the "Roweverse".
Thanks, Captain! I'll keep stacking blocks and as long as people enjoy, I'll keep stacking 🚀 Very glad you're enjoying 🙏
Excellent as always!
Thanks, KennyJoe! 😃
This seems analogous to some things going wrong in the world today.
Thanks, Kitka 🙏Hmmm 🤔
One of the best ending lines I've read/heard in a while.
Thanks, Manny!
Love this take on space piracy and taking place before the war!
Cheers, Farshadow! A little bit of unrest out there 😮 Definitely possible more is on the way ...
Thank You 🙏
Cheers, Saulius!
Thank you, great story!
Regarding criminal societies, they are only criminal by the stroke of a pen, the laws of others. Obviously, harming others is wrong. But great societal damage can come about from making so many things illegal unless controlled. There's, defacto, only Lawmakers and police/prison guards if this is carried to extremes. Everyone is a criminal or actively being investigated. That's where those people in your story come from.
They're refugees.
The Governor of Illinois just made about 2.5 million felons out of law abiding citizens. The War on Drugs cost Trillions in its 1/2 century, and ruined far more lives than the actual Marijuana. We are on a slippery slope, making criminality a common thing.
Your writing makes people think. Don't stop, it's amazing.
Thanks, for your thoughtful comment, 2Kittys! Sci-fi is such a great landscape for exploring deep questions like this without a lot of the real-world baggage we all bring to a book. I hope my stories do pose questions and engage--two worthy goals, I hope 🙏
Thank you ❤ 🤗
Cheers, Tara! 😃
Can't wait to hit that play button, they always get a thumbs up...
Nice ending. ✨✨✨✨✨
Cheers, Vicki!
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Wicked children are hard to take, but .....
Superb! Thank you for another thought provoking story of humanity and her foibles.
Cheers, Karl! Oh, man, I'm up close to 75 weeklies now, and I am not running out of foibles yet 🤣
@@RoweLitAwesome...
I've got foibles to spare too, having foibled myself often by swinging at the curve balls Universe pitches.@@RoweLit
As an avid listener ,thanks for all the hard work and creativity. 😊
Thank you, David! I'm grateful and glad you're enjoying the stories ! 😃
Great story, thank you.
I liked the inclusion of outro music :)
Thanks, Dan! I've been adding some music when I have time lately, which I think is an improvement as well. Thanks for the feedback 😃
Yup, this is indeed a trope worth investigating further.
And not just (or even primarily) the piracy angle.
On another angle, I checked out your website the other day.
Could do with a serious makeover?
Why not send out a call for volunteers?
I’d stick in a few tens of hours at least, (for free) and I’m probably not the most adept amongst interested parties!
Thanks, Nicolaus! I definitely need to find a few hours to update over there, but I'm not sure about a major makeover. Even if I were delegating, I'd have to find the time to do that, which is probably more at this point than just doing it myself. I just need to find a few hours. They'll totally appear one of these days 😂
Excellent
Let the adventure Begin Again😊
Cheers, Karen!
great story !
Cheers, Maurice 😃
Always forget this is fiction. Great!!
Thanks, Lisa 🚀 Space Pirates here, Deep Space Assassin next week! Let's hope we don't meet them in the real world 😂
Cool story man lovin it.
Cheers, Dean! 😃
Pondering the concept of pirate, I wonder if in your universe there is something akin to a metaverse in which the Primes and their ancestors meet regardless of distance… could piracy occur in such a space? Always something thought provoking in your stories - the best kind of sci-fi 😃
Thanks, Richard 😃🤔
I can’t help but wonder what led their kingdom to form. I’m seeing conspiracies everywhere in the galaxy.
I suspect there may be an opportunity or two to answer those questions, at least in some small part, MJ. It's totally okay to be a conspiracy theorist in this part of the galaxy 😂
Could have been (maybe is) a Yankee Chaos ship origin story.
The Y-C isn't quite as old as pre-war era, but the ships are similar. Could be a potential story, though, Martin 🤔Building the Yankee-Chaos.
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Mark CEN CA lets GO friend😮
Love this story, my only issue is that the roles of cruisers and frigates are reversed in the real world navy. A frigate is the much smaller warship and the Cruiser is able to take on a much larger fleet role.
Thanks, Nicki! Careful getting into space combat in this galaxy in the wrong ship!😃
I'm sure you've explained this, but what are "the letters' planets/systems?
Thanks for the question, Ligurian. The "Letters" is the way most of the people refer to the "Lettered Systems," so called because many of them start with Greek letters--Alpha-Origgi, Beta-Aurelius, Kappa-363, etc.
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It’d make a cool film. Add some stuff…. Wammo! Entertaining to dopes as well. Russian nesting doll feels more accurate, but sounds way worse. 😂💚🐝🐝
Thanks, Bergster! "Pirate Nesting Dolls of the Outer Battery" doesn't exactly pop on the thumbnail 🤣
Oh good. A new Rowe story. I can stop watching beard grooming videos.
🤣 So glad to be in that queue, Pharming! Gotta keep that beard tidy🧔♂
PE!
Steve 😃
Mark CEN CA need transom to ask the questions he is good at that I'm here to learn non the less😮
Not sure he's around just yet, Mark 🤔 People keep asking for the timeline, but it's tough to find time to make one when the stories just have to keep coming 😃
@@RoweLitMark CEN CA ok friend I'm not smart enough to keep them in order but I enjoy them just the same 😮
Mark CEN CA Ahhh Trolling for bad guys I love it😅
Rowe ?
Bob ? 🤔
Something happened to your subscription and all I could see was this one story .
It's ok now.
I guess it was my phone.
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Kids today, am I right?
😂 Cheers, MH! I think they're all on tic tocs 🤣
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