Old Folks | Sci-fi Short Audiobook

[@RoweLit]

This story is Episode 15 in "The Misfits" series. If you haven't yet, you can check out the full series here: kzbin.info/aero/PLWl-Jc_I2wPAsngY7MCID9sS_98Y2siT5

[@darnellarford2439]

I read my son a book to get him to sleep at night. Then you read me one. Thanks for your awesome writing and performances.

[@RoweLit]

Sounds like a great tradition, Darnell! 😃

[@bobkoroua]

I taught my eldest daughter to read by reading her a story a night and she started correcting me if I misspoke at four and a half. We had no idea she was following the words on the page till she started correcting me. Everyone was sure she had memorised the stories till she started reading books she had never seen before. She could read before school.

[@jobethk588]

20 to 4,000! Congratulations!

[@RoweLit]

🙏😃 Feeling blessed every day to get to share my passion with so many people!

[@JoeCromer-yz8po]

Hell yeah, Mr. Rowe!! I’ve missed you :p

[@JoeCromer-yz8po]

Damn dude… have you had any near death experiences?

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, Joe! Not yet in this life 😉

[@dvd-r2268]

Misfits for Christmas!!!❤

[@RoweLit]

Writing fast! 🏃‍♂🎄😃

[@tyotypic]

Oh boy, I can't wait to see where this goes.

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, Tyotypic!

[@MrIzzyDizzy]

Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, ..... so glad you're still at it. I was beginning to worry, Ok I'm ready. it is gonna keep me up late but, i can't wait!.........P.S . I loved it. You can really weave a tale sir. Please keep em coming. or at least let us know you are living.. In our time!

[@RoweLit]

I may not be living in your time, MrIzzy. I could be writing from a dusty artifact floating in the asteroid belt 😉 Glad you liked it! And yes, more to come ...

[@MrIzzyDizzy]

i did have a technical question. is it still foreshadowing if the events are in the past ?

[@RoweLit]

Fabula or szujet is the really technical answer. Foreshadowing is a narrative technique that would thus only apply to the narrative tale and the manner in which the narrator tells it (the szujet or story-sequence) rather than the true-timeline of the events that unfold in the storyworld (the fabula). Really, what matters is whether the foreshadowing event precedes the event it signals in the story, regardless of the storyworld's linear timeline. That's the short answer, MrIzzy 😃 Hope it doesn't further confuse the issue (which is likely, I concede).

[@MrIzzyDizzy]

No I get it, foreshadowing hints at the untold events upcoming in the story , not the chronological sequence of events. I really knew it already. just poking the genius . Though not to offend but to get the best answer. Thanks for the Russian terms for it , very PHD in literature of you ;P I also think you set up whatever is to come just right, and right from the beginning with the 3rd death passage. The past is still largely an open book so to speak.

[@MrIzzyDizzy]

one small request for your book. include the origin stories some slip in nicely some may need a bridge of that is a proper term. although just a chapter like a jump cut in film to an unrelated scene which becomes more meaningful later would serve well too. We fans are so familiar with them , we don't need them,, but i think they are needed for new readers. just my 2 cents. it will be and has been wonderful either way.

[@ilenekuhns3463]

This one made me sad. I love the series!

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, Ilene! Glad you're enjoying the series 😃

[@patmiller7045]

Thanks for another great Story. I am so glad to have these gems to look forward to.

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, Pat! So happy you're enjoying them 🙏😃

[@jobethk588]

Thank you for your hard work.

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, JoeBeth!

[@m.j.johnsonbooks7856]

Rowe that was freaking awesome. I can’t wait for the finale.

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, MJ! Glad you enjoyed it 😃 Can't wait for the finale either!

[@KeithCarmichaelInFL]

AAAAAAA! I got so used to just spending days running though entire playlists from you that when I got to the end I was confused as to why I couldn't just go to the next episode/chapter! Now I am just sad! Thanks for sharing! Can't wait to see where this goes!

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, Keith! It's coming soon, but I'd like to have the book ready to come out at the same time as the last video. We'll see.

[@KeithCarmichaelInFL]

Can I buy the "Audio Book" as an Mp3/Mp4 from you? I have reticently discovered that I don't want to have a "library" anymore (I live as a nomad), and I have lots of time to listen! @@RoweLit

[@KeithCarmichaelInFL]

@@RoweLit I would actually like to purchase all your works as an Mp3, you seem to have a great ability to read them!

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, Keith! If you are interested in the audio, the first three collections are available as audiobooks through my bookstore: www.amazon.com/stores/P.E.-Rowe/author/B07NXMPHB6?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true Misfits might be there by Christmas as well, but it takes Audible a few days to do quality checks, so fingers crossed. If you're specifically interested in MP3s, I don't currently have the infrastructure for that, but I could figure something out at some point. Let me know and I'll give it a little thought.🤔

[@KeithCarmichaelInFL]

I *HATE* Amazon for audio and video.... I would love it if you could figure out a way to sell the Mp3 (moving onto a boat and internet will be hard to get)! If not I will just do my best to catch you here because your work is really great! @@RoweLit

[@tarajoyce3598]

Sounds like your plans fit my wish list. Thank you. I can't wait to introduce you to a few friends that don't do audio books. Personally, I love written and read by P.E.Rowe. Yep, all of it.

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, Tara! I'm working on it furiously🙏 Gonna be close 😨

[@MDSBock]

Awesome, I've been waiting for your new story I was afraid that something happened to you, can't let that happen...

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, MDS! A lot of somethings happened, but thankfully they were almost all good 😃 and nothing that couldn't be managed with a little help from good friends and family!

[@noahkleugh9323]

WoW! You have addressed an issue that is unaddressable. Great job. Happy holidays.

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, Noah🙏😃 Happy holidays to you as well!

[@unbentcrayfish]

I can't wait for the next chapter this is a hell of a series

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, Crayfish! It's coming along. Not going to promise a date, but soon!

[@lesallison9047]

Thank you 😊

[@RoweLit]

Thank you, Les! 🙏😃

[@mariokajin]

Enjoyed it every single second.

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, Mario! 🙏😃

[@bewarethegreyghost]

fantastic story, as usual.

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, GreyGhost! Glad you enjoyed it 🙏😃

[@johnnycampbell3422]

Yeah. Thanks for posting. Consider a story that focuses on how "no plan survives contact with the enemy."

[@bewarethegreyghost]

"Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth." -Mike Tyson

[@RoweLit]

Gunnie had a few words to say about that, Johnny 😉kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmKpqqqnp7-coa8

[@johnnycampbell3422]

@RoweLit after your past couple weeks you get it, I am sure.

[@RoweLit]

Ha! Yes. Didn't exactly get punched in the mouth, just have asthma and went down South 😂

[@GSooke]

Good story and well worth the wait. Sort of hate to say this but you are my sleep inducing voice. Love the Misfits the best but all of your stories are very well done!

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, GSooke! Not offended at all 😃 I hope the worst thing to come out of any story is that a lot of people get some well deserved zzzzzz's 🤣 Glad to hear you're enjoying and relaxing!

[@Meisha-san]

This one moved my Spirit beautifully, in the way that only true sci-fi can. Thank you ❤

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, Meisha! Happy to hear it! 🙏😃

[@garfieldparker2080]

Isn't it a gem?! As a sci-fi fan in recent years, I've felt like the genre died, with few new/interesting stories being told. Until I met Mr. Rowe. Thank you again kind sir.

[@jacknelsongod15]

So excited for this one! Missed your weekly stories. Thank you!

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, Jack! We'll get back on schedule next month 😃

[@casard5235]

Great story and it reminds me of another of your stories:The Vault. I'm going to give that one another listen. Thanks again.

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, Casard!

[@aftonclaiborne951]

Fun time!

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, Afton!

[@rlbf1967]

Oh crikey I didn’t see that coming! I think I understand what happened to the core though…

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, Richard! More twists to come in this timeline for sure 🤔😃

[@haywire05]

Thank you for publishing entire series as a book and audio. I've been looking for a way to share your story with my dad and this is perfect. Your dedication and creativity is inspiring.

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, Haywire! I'm grateful for the opportunity to share my work and appreciate your sharing it! 🙏😃

[@haywire05]

Is there anyway to order a signed copy of the book?

[@RoweLit]

There's always a way 😃 I had someone else ask me about this about a week ago and I have it on my to-do list. I'd like to figure out a process so that I can offer it as an option, but it's going to take a little bit of exploration, because of shipping and other considerations that Amazon and other retailers take care of. Are you willing to wait a week or so? I'm working on a couple end-of-year things first.

[@haywire05]

I don't mind waiting. Thank you for even considering it.

[@TheMediaBot]

That was an amazing addition to the misfits. Fell asleep last night listening to it, and then woke up to start at like 20 min. I needed to know what happened. Thanks man, and I appreciate your work.

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, MB! Glad you enjoyed and got some sleep! Win-win😃

[@joanmaryroberts4761]

Loved it! Of course. Time travel, had to listen to it a few times to absorb it all. I thought the series was ending but this feels like a whole new book. Love the Mystery Sandwich & the complex characters. Can't wait for the next one!!!! Happy Holidays Mr. Rowe. I've asked for your 2 Amazon books from friends & relatives for Xmas. I'm going to add all the other ones you are publishing to my wish lists for Birthday, Mother's day & Xmas 👍🥰

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, Joan Mary! Well, Part 1 is ending, but there's always next year 😃 May all your Xmas wished come true! 🎄

[@joanmaryroberts4761]

Thank you😊

[@christopherjones534]

Thanks!

[@RoweLit]

Thanks for the support, Christopher!

[@robindebreuil]

Fantastic writing as always, keeps getting better and better! So happy to see the channel growing, though still vastly under discovered. Thank you.

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, Robin! Glad to hear you're enjoying still 😃 Growing little by little and grateful for each step!

[@kennyjoe7asa]

Tonight I am sure that I will dream about life among the stars.

[@RoweLit]

Here's hoping, KennyJoe! Thanks 😃

[@daphnetanker5662]

Once more a brilliant chapter in the Misfits Saga !

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, Daphne! Next episode coming soon 😃

[@QbicLT]

Wooow amazing 🤩 💐

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, Saulius 🙏

[@JE-ee7cd]

😊👍

[@RoweLit]

🙏😃

[@charleskutrufis9612]

I'm going to have to do this one again. Thank you for the stories.

[@lisasnyder555]

Just wonderful!!

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, Lisa 😃🚀

[@garfieldparker2080]

Listen. First off, you absolutely read my mind. Throughout the story, I kept thinking I needed these stories compiled so that I could read/ listen to it again. To pick up on all the juicy bits I'm sure I've missed 😁. Secondly, thank you for making these amazing stories that have enraptured us your faithful following over this past year. I will most certainly support you in the coming year. Lastly, your method of storyteller is super captivating, but with a busy life and the way you hop to and fro along the timeline, sometimes my old brain gets confused. Can you suggest a chronological order to listen to the stories for each series? Or would the books help me in this regard? And finally lastly 😂 apologies for this long post.

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, Garfield! Yes, I can't wait to compile all these Misfits stories into a single collection. Glad you're enjoying 😃🙏 The 2 Misfits playlists, as well as the 2 Battery playlists are the best chronological ways to get the story and its context. And the 3rd collection as a book would be the most helpful of the books. Thanks!

[@garfieldparker2080]

@@RoweLit Thank you 🤘

[@jayturner3397]

Good story this, not new to me but still thought provoking 😊

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, Jay! Glad you found it so 😃

[@michaellively6467]

Nice

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, Michael! 😃

[@mymusicmymoney]

Great job!!! I don’t know how you do it…!!

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, Barron! 🙏Just doing the best I can and working hard at it. No major secrets 😃

[@MrsCaranAmy]

That was an amazing story today. I will have to go and find the story that follows this one. Excellent narration. Thank you ❤🤗🌟

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, Amy! If you're looking for the whole series in order, you can access it here: kzbin.info/aero/PLWl-Jc_I2wPAsngY7MCID9sS_98Y2siT5 Appreciate the kind words on narration. It's been a lot of work for an author to try and develop that skill!

[@MrsCaranAmy]

@@RoweLit You most definitely are extremely talented. A job well done. Thank you. I will look up the series. I think I am a bit out of sync 😅. I'll catch up.

[@RoweLit]

@@MrsCaranAmy Thanks, Amy! I hope you enjoy the adventure. It's been a blast to write it and share with everyone 🚀🚀🚀

[@lawofvisualization]

Thanks for this. I enjoyed the story.

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, LOV, glad to hear it 🙏😃

[@dtl2081]

Excellent thank you

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, D!

[@alistairborthwick2031]

"You don't even know who the enemy is..". Yup, knew that was coming! 😊

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, Alistair! More to come Thursday ! 🚀🚀🚀

[@MartinGugino]

@55:25 "We don't know how to do this." Amen. Me too.

[@RoweLit]

Still me too, Martin, even with more practice than I ever needed.

[@jeremydyar7566]

Holy shit dude your channel blew up. Congratulations

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, Jeremy! Yes, it's been a while 😃 We're growing and looking forward to more in '24!

[@escgoogle3865]

First time I've heard the word "performative" used in a story. Is paradigm up next? 🙂 Good to have you back, I was getting a tiny bit worried. In another week I might have asked for a proof of life.

[@RoweLit]

Yes, Rowe lives 😃at least in the current paradigm 😉

[@osmia]

High hopes headed your way from here

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, Osmia! Glad to have you along 😃

[@bobkoroua]

More ! Very cool treatment of a common trope (?) Theme ? I'm enjoying this very much. Is there a FAQ about your journey to this point? I have never been as impressed by self published work as I am with this. I have read a lot of science fiction over 60 years and I would have followed you when I was reading Gibson and Bear.

[@RoweLit]

Thanks, Bob 😃That's some high praise, wow! 🙏 I don't have anything like a FAQ, because I'm just finishing up the first season of the series in a mad dash to try to get the book out by Xmas. Plus, the Misfits (as well as other) playlists have all the backstory in full. I'm glad to hear you're still enjoying sci-fi, too. I'm not sure if it'll ever get old for me.

[@bobkoroua]

@@RoweLit Lol here is something you can look forward to, my memory is getting so bad that I often happily get half way through a second hand book from the 80's before realising I've read it before. A few years from now I can just recycle one of the best of Gibson endlessly 🙂.

[@bewarethegreyghost]

Better than Bradury.

[@RoweLit]

There Will Come Soft Rains

[@godsfilmmaker8863]

RIVETING

[@RoweLit]

Cheers, GF! Glad you thought so 😃

[@stevesouth7409]

So do we get two timelines to follow?

[@RoweLit]

Thanks for the question, Steve. 😃 There are definitely two plot lines here, Carolina & Crew back in the Battery Systems and Burch and Crew here. Is that what you meant or something else?

[@democracybacksliding]

We have a strange almost romantic relationship with technology to write complex stories of the technical conquerors we create, it's a love story we repeat as we did with. Frankenstein.

[@RoweLit]

It's the first sci-fi story, and my personal favorite. One day I'll publish that novel. Maybe here 😃 Thanks, Pauz!

[@danie2le]

Thank you very much for your great science fiction writing and your reading ❣ I don't know if you are interested, but I could translate your works into French and German. I love your science fiction and would be happy to help you publish it in other languages.

[@RoweLit]

Hi, Danielle, and thank you for the offer! Of course that sounds incredible, but I am buried under a pile of work right now and I feel like it would require considerable thought and discussion. If you'd like to get in touch to further discuss drop me a note on my contact form at the bottom of my support page: www.rowelit.com/support and I'll get back in touch with you in a few days when this rush dies down. Again, thanks so much 😃🙏

[@sheilab1141]

❤❤❤

[@RoweLit]

🙏😃🙏

[@markjames-k7w]

Mark CEN CA stopped listening to this guess cause im getting old 😢but im going to finish this one

[@markjames-k7w]

Man im crying like a baby Mark CEN CA 😭

[@charleskutrufis9612]

Huh? How do you get killed in the million year future timeline, end up in an artifact and come back to the old timeline? Dead is dead, no? I get to ask cause I'm old and am way past caring what anyone in internet land thinks. Thank you in advance for explanations.

[@RoweLit]

Thanks for asking, Charles! They started off in the artifact ("Welcome to the Future" Ep. 11), which brought them to the future timeline. Death returned them to their starting point again. All still very mysterious 🤔 if you ask me 😃

[@charleskutrufis9612]

@@RoweLit Thank You Sir, good game if you can play it!

[@RoweLit]

😃

[@markjames-k7w]

Mark CEN CA i cant believe it juice is suffering from bad hips and knees just like me😅

[@markjames-k7w]

WOW 😨 MARK CEN CA

[@markjames-k7w]

Come to find out I'm a old folks 66😂

[@RoweLit]

Feeling more like it every day 😃

[@markjames-k7w]

@@RoweLit don't get old it's not what it's cracked up to be 😭

[@markjames-k7w]

Mark CEN CA 66 not that old but I have multiple physical problems bad hip bad knee and I broke my back a year and a half ago I'm in constant pain oh well Life goes on😅

[@markjames-k7w]

Mark CEN CA 😅 finally looked at your bio so you're a traveler and a school teacher as well as a Great storyteller😮