EPISODE · Jan 6, 2023 · 34 MIN
Failsafe | Sci-fi Short Audiobook
from Sci-Fi Weeklies with P.E.Rowe · host perowelit
"I’ll warn you that nothing in your training can prepare you to have your whole understanding of yourself and your species stripped out from under you." This story is part 1 of a story sequence: The Next Layer https://youtu.be/DKgF7skFkW4 As always, thanks to Isaac Arthur and the SFIA team for the inspiring theme! Based on the SFIA theme: "Alien Imposters & Doppelgangers" Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss1FxBhbGys If you prefer to read rather than listen, a PDF of the story formatted for tablets & e-readers is available on the story's page on my website linked below: More from Rowe: https://www.rowelit.com More on this story: https://www.rowelit.com/failsafe About this project: I am writing a weekly sci-fi story based on 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 and I have fun writing them. Thanks for stopping by! For the serious writers out there: Mechanics of Fiction Writing Series https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnRJzfG2BEMJusZSnaAG_Ew
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"I’ll warn you that nothing in your training can prepare you to have your whole understanding of yourself and your species stripped out from under you." This story is part 1 of a story sequence: The Next Layer https://youtu.be/DKgF7skFkW4 As always, thanks to Isaac Arthur and the SFIA team for the inspiring theme! Based on the SFIA theme: "Alien Imposters & Doppelgangers" Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss1FxBhbGys If you prefer to read rather than listen, a PDF of the story formatted for tablets & e-readers is available on the story's page on my website linked below: More from Rowe: https://www.rowelit.com More on this story: https://www.rowelit.com/failsafe About this project: I am writing a weekly sci-fi story based on 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 and I have fun writing them. Thanks for stopping by! For the serious writers out there: Mechanics of Fiction Writing Series https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnRJzfG2BEMJusZSnaAG_Ew
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