Breaking the Walk | Sci-fi Short Audiobook

[@GSooke]

Such a beautiful and moving story. Especially as I am embarking on a new adventure in my own life. Scary but feels so right at the same time. Thank you for all your fantastic words and worlds. Thursday is my favorite day, has been for a while.

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, G! Glad you enjoyed it 🙏

[@bewarethegreyghost]

You're a master of your craft, sir.

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, GreyGhost! 😃🙏

[@bravotwozero535]

Great story. It’s nice to know I can always listen to it again if I need an emotional boost.

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, B20! Glad to hear it 😃

[@richardburns3543]

Another fantastic story. I was totally captivated and emotionally invested. Thank you. P. E. Rowe

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, Richard! Glad to hear it 😃🙏

[@tyotypic]

Oh my god, you just hit me right in the heart! What a beautiful, life-affirming story. I'm also glad I've heard the previous story in this arc.

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, Tyotypic! Glad you thought so 😃🙏

[@robertwesterfield3454]

Thank you Rowe for all the stories!

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, Robert! It's a pleasure to share 😃

[@davidfiggins7489]

Excellent change of pace! Great story, thank-you!

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, David! Glad you enjoyed it 😃

[@MrIzzyDizzy]

Lovely sentiments Rowe - "the walk is not easy", is a whole world view, and one can only hope to be blessed with meaningful relationships. That is a great context/ filter to process much of the content of life.

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, MrIzzy! Walking the walk as best I can 😃

[@MrIzzyDizzy]

@@RoweLit me too though sometimes my knee has been broken and my relationships mostly toxic, but i try and stay on the proverbial sunny side of the street. i did have a new idea for a poll, though im not sure i can distill it enough to state it briefly. My idea for a future story poll is fairly obscure i think. It has todo with the types of civilization. I think many are mostly focused on the giant engineering projects of the Kardashev scale, with its familiar Types I, II and III keyed to the scale of a civilization’s energy use. But at times you are trending your stories more toward the John Barrow scale. The measure of civilizations advancement as measured on the smaller most fundamental knowledge. which is in alignment with a great deal of our current research. John Barrow intimated that ultimately the most advanced civilization - would be massless and essentially a part of the space time continuum itself. can you make this a story around that concept? it seems that you have some elements in play already. Barrow I: The ability to manipulate objects at the same scale as the person or being involved. In other words, simple activities involving basic tools. Barrow II: The control of genetic information. Barrow III: The ability to control molecules. Barrow IV: The ability to control individual atoms. Barrow V: The manipulation of atomic nuclei.. Barrow VI: Control of elementary particles Barrow Omega (Ω): The ability to control fundamental elements of spacetime.

[@RoweLit]

@@MrIzzyDizzy Thanks, MrIzzy. I did read it. I'm just making my way through the comments as I can. Plus, it's a Misfits week 😃 I'm almost there ...👍

[@MrIzzyDizzy]

@@RoweLit cool, cant wait to see where everyone is going. as for the idea - some future poll maybe.

[@Just_Call_Me_Frank]

Amazing story telling

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, Frank! 😃🙏

[@barrydysert2974]

i skipped the fireworks to listen to Rowe. No regrets !:-) 🙏💜⚡

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, Barry! That's a tough call, but if any of my stories is in the same category as fireworks, I must be doing something right 😃🙏

[@paulsteward2992]

Your stories are such quality that I like them before I press play.

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, Paul! I try to do my best each week, so I'm glad to hear you're enjoying them 😃

[@charlieosko4151]

A friend passed away today and this story brought me to tears. Such a timely reminder that every day is a blessing and every step forward is an act of faith. Thank you.

[@RoweLit]

Sorry to hear it, Charlie. Always tough to lose somebody close 🙏

[@paulross225]

The range of different scenes, settings and stories all set in the same universe/timeline (more or less), ranging from the near phantasmal to the mundane and whimsical, occasionally creeps up and slaps me around the head with the realisation of the vastness of it all. Reality and fiction,so close together yet so far apart. Nice story by the way!😊

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, Paul! Something I've learned from writing so many stories in such a short time is the need to vary the style and topic. I hope it keeps it interesting for everyone listening as much as it does for me. 😃🙏

[@paulross225]

@@RoweLit It's like contemplating the universe.

[@rogersmith9563]

Great story! The stirring of emotions was quite a pleasant surprise.

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, Roger! Glad you enjoyed 😃🙏

[@danirizary6926]

So much of this hits deep. My wife and I met on a failed thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail. It's a 2,600 mile hike from Mexico to Canada. We made it around 700 miles. We tried twice more, the last time interrupted by pregnancy. I enjoyed hearing a story about hiking set in this universe.

[@RoweLit]

Sounds like the hike wasn't nearly a failure after all 😃

[@davek1855]

Another fine work Rowe. Thank you.

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, Dave!

[@unbentcrayfish]

This might be my favorite now, it's such a beautiful story.

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, Crayfish! Glad you enjoyed it 😃🙏

[@TheMrCougarful]

Brilliant.

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, Cougar! 😃

[@davidparker7617]

Amazing work. Very touching. 👏 👏 👏

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, David! Glad you thought so 😃🙏

[@ronbynum7304]

Superb story. Another awesome start to often boring Thursday.

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, Ron! 😃🙏

[@alistairborthwick2031]

Wow! You have sunshine on tap Mr Rowe. 🌝

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, Alistair! There are clouds on the horizon, though 😮 Much like the weather here in New England, you never know what you'll get week-to-week 😃

[@johnnycampbell3422]

Lovely story. @P.E. Rowe I don't know if you intentionally hid onion ninjas in this story, but I got got by one or two. Beautifully done. Best regards.

[@davidfiggins7489]

Onion Ninjas indeed!

[@CPD432]

Is that Sage and Onion Ninjas? 😉🫠

[@RoweLit]

🥷🧅🧅😂😂

[@deplorable1-2]

Happy endings and happy beginnings. Happy Fourth of July 2024.

[@RoweLit]

🎆🎇😃🙏

[@louissablon4849]

Thank you good sir! Another fine story for us to sink our fangs into! Juicy🎉

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, Louis! 😃🙏

[@sanecanadian2351]

What a great story for the 4th of July. I always think of Teddy Roosevelt today. So, its fitting to enjoy a story about the outdoors and parks. Happy 4th, I hope you and your family have a great weekend.

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, SC! I hope your Canada Day was spent in a manner Teddy would approve of, which I think would be a long elk hunt, followed by an afternoon reading on heady topics, and an evening sipping brandy by a fire--either indoors or outdoors would do. But I'm no presidential historian 😃

[@mariokajin]

Goosebumps.

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, Mario!

[@mariokajin]

@@RoweLit It felt like personal experience. And made it through. 👍🏻

[@karlgru3n654]

I ruined a perfectly good napkin on your story... I have seen paintings that from a distance seem alive and up close are just swishes of pretty color. P. E. Rowe paints like a Master. Thank you, P.

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, Karl! That poor napkin 😂

[@lisasnyder555]

I too am beginning a new life journey. This was inspiring and beautiful. Thank you.

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, Lisa!

[@hartleygarland906]

So beautiful. I am so blessed to have found you. Every story has changed the way I think of hope and possibilities. My words will not fully work in saying how much I Thankyou . (If you could save me an autographed copy I should be able to purchase it in a few months.)

[@cecile862]

@Hartleygarland906. Hello again, good to pass you by as we greet another P E Rowe gem. I share your experience of these stories changing us - for me replacing the plodding steps of cynicism and resignation with growing bounce and energy. This one is another parable, offering wisdom in sympathy with the age and experience of each reader. A follow up of these ladies in 40 years would be cool

[@hartleygarland906]

Yes

[@barrydysert2974]

i feel the same as You and @Cecile862 do. i find relevant connections to modern life in every story. His work is transformative• !:-) 🙏💜⚡

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, Hartley! So grateful to hear it 😃🙏 Of course, I've got a copy with your name on it!

[@ladyponfarr5479]

It's easy to stick with someone that brings you joy.

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, Lady Ponfarr 😃🙏 It's been a lot of fun so far!

[@ladyponfarr5479]

@@RoweLit It's been more fun for us than for you I bet. We don't have to put any work into writing or coming up with new ideas.

[@chrisgutteridge]

This walk feels very like a metaphor for, say, making a weekly scifi podcast...

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, Chris! Yes, well, except for the actual exercise bit, and the socializing, and the travel ... 😃 Seriously, though, there are definitely parallels!

[@garfieldparker2080]

Amazing as always Rowe

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, Garfield! The books are in btw (in case my reply ended up in your junkmail) 😃

[@carln7750]

Another wonderful story! Thank you

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, Carl! Glad you enjoyed 😃🙏

[@TheMediaBot]

Well done Mr. Rowe! Awesome story. Very touching and great narration.

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, MediaBot! Trying to get more consistent on my narration process and hoping it comes through each week. Glad you're enjoying 😃🙏

[@paultanker5606]

G'day to you again My Friend, thank you once more!

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, Paul! Happy you're enjoying the channel 😃🙏

[@jacobbarnes6066]

I loved it, you're a gem man

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, Jacob!

[@alannickelson9565]

From the viewpoint of a world builder, no less, from the pen of a world builder, Mr. Rowe? :) This little gem might seem to be a round peg in the 'normal' realm's squared confines, but it is also a nest or backdrop. Maybe not or perhaps a base for something else later? I wouldn't mind a check in with the characters again, but I'm also comfortable with them continuing on the path they find underfoot.. as I hope they are yet. It is a rich world, this construct, as is our own little bits of the cosmos, if we choose it to be. Thanks for the visit !.

[@markjames-k7w]

MARK CEN CA I like it PE 😁😁

[@markjames-k7w]

Mark CEN CA 😢

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, Mark!

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, Alan! Sometimes that's a hard choice--a definitive follow-up or the endless possible outcomes left to the imagination 😃 I usually let the Muse decide 😁

[@peterlennon1139]

Excellent sir 👍

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, Peter!

[@dvd-r2268]

I I enjoy jaf you add to the world building through the stories. I now have a clear picture of the ring

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, DVD! Each story adds a little to the picture 😃

[@QbicLT]

Thank You 🙏

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, Saulius!

[@chrisevans9397]

I very rarely leave comments. But this story really spoke to me. Usually these kind of stories are a bit touchy feely for me. For some reason the writing and the reading of this story really touched something emotionally in me. I found your channel about a year ago and have been a fan ever since. Keep going you deserve to reach thousands more people your talent speaks for itself.

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, Chris, for taking the time! I very much appreciate the feedback and am glad to hear you're enjoying the stories 😃

[@ct250775]

Thank you so much for this great story!

[@CPD432]

Ozwin Rudinelsa! Aye , I can relate. 😉 Where's Burch and company? Are The Misfits on R 'n' R? Just messin' my man. I've spent a fair bit of time in your created worlds and it's been time well spent. I've also spent a lot of time walking😂. Sage and onions keep coming to mind for some reason. Hmm! Also spherical trigonometry. Curvature of straight lines! A bit of an oxymoron there . I digress. 😂 Although Breaking the Walk wasn't what I was kind of expecting it turned out to be relative to many aspects of where my life is at at this juncture. Anyway, nice one sir. Spread the ❤

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, CPD! Oxymorons and paradoxes about in real and fictional universes. Hopefully a part of what keeps things interesting 😃

[@jolujo5842]

Love the painting for the intro image 👍💖 Sets the mood for the story perfectly.

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, Jolujo! 🙏😃

[@gregc]

Beautiful. You know how to paint a scene with your words. Loving it. I have to be honest that these stories are infillers for the misfits. But each a standalone gem. Love the music at the end of this for that "ending creds" feel :)

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, Greg! That's half the story, but it's all in vain if you don't know how to make the words come to life in your mind. The reader brings so much of the story to the table with them. Glad you're enjoying the synergy 😃

[@stevesyncox9893]

Thank you P.E.👍🏻

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, Steve 🙏

[@jobethk588]

What a fun story!

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, JoBeth! Glad you liked it 🙏😃

[@hazelmeldrum5860]

I did thin this refected a lot of yourself in this story so enjoyed it

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, Hazel! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@markjames-k7w]

Mark CEN CA 😁 crying

[@stiingya]

I"m suprised Peter F. Hamilton wasn't an influence. Ozzy walking the Silfen paths between worlds is part of the commonwealth universe stories (the Relaity Disfunction, etc.) Not the same, but Ozzy walking a path is a big coincidence!

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, Stingya! Influences are funny things for artists, I think. Most of them probably don't register consciously, but we're bathing in them from the time we're kids. This one, at least consciously, was more metaphorical than literal--walking the path and the fear of taking a next step forward in life, then overcoming that fear. Great stories like Hamilton's carry those themes for sure.

[@bmobert]

... yep ...

[@RoweLit]

😃🙏

[@justfellover]

Wuvv... Twue wuvv.

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, David!

[@Andrew-if3sd]

This made me feel good, thanks, but did Lott couple with Sage, or did she stay with Ben? Something a little different 😊❤

[@RoweLit]

Saffie ended up with Ben, Andrew! A good outcome for everyone 😀

[@markjames-k7w]

Mark CEN CA well I'm hard on the outside soft on the inside 😮😮 stay in space 🚀 most of the time ok😅

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, Mark! 😃

[@edpiv2233]

Love your writing but somehow it has become mundane. You have great characters. More murder, stealth and mayhem. You have the world. Girls chatting is not interesting if it lasts more then ten min.

[@edpiv2233]

Ok. Bored. Moving on. Sad. You are a great writer.

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, Ed. Grateful for the feedback as always. Murder, stealth, and mayhem are always on the way. But I do try to break it up from time to time, both to keep things interesting for me and the audience (I hope). Doesn't always work for everyone. More Misfits Thursday.

[@Balancedviewable]

not my cup of tea, boring

[@RoweLit]

Fair enough 😃I do go in a lot of directions and they're not all going to connect. More space adventure next time 🙏