Sci-Fi Weeklies with P.E.Rowe
Original science fiction short stories written and read by author P.E. Rowe. Subscribe and stop by weekly for a new story, or browse the catalog for a sci-fi story from a broad range of themes and styles.
Original science fiction short stories written and read by author P.E. Rowe. Subscribe and stop by weekly for a new story, or browse the catalog for a sci-fi story from a broad range of themes and styles.
Episodes

Thursday Feb 23, 2023
Lost on Port Cullen | Sci-fi Short Audiobook
Thursday Feb 23, 2023
Thursday Feb 23, 2023
"War makes its own terms. The people must live in them."
Now on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/PERowe4
As always, thanks to Isaac Arthur and the SFIA team for the inspiring theme! Based on the SFIA themes: "Spaceports" Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmLWxptFFYc
If you prefer to read rather than listen or would like to read along, full text of this and all my Sci-Fi Weeklies are available though my Substack: https://perowe.substack.com
https://perowe.substack.com/p/lost-on-port-cullen
More on this story: https://www.rowelit.com/lost-on-port-cullen
Support (greatly appreciated): https://www.rowelit.com/support
Sci-Fi Collections: https://www.rowelit.com/collections-sf-shorts
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

Thursday Feb 16, 2023
Doug vs. Doug | Sci-fi Short Audiobook
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
"At that moment, before she saw him, Doug was still alive, but, he told himself, he might as well be a dead cat."
Now on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/PERowe4
As always, thanks to Isaac Arthur and the SFIA team for the inspiring theme! Based on the SFIA themes: "Multiverse Warfare & Quantum Mania" Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCTCB4lef1I
If you prefer to read rather than listen or would like to read along, full text of this and all my Sci-Fi Weeklies are available though my Substack: https://perowe.substack.com
https://perowe.substack.com/p/doug-vs-doug
More on this story: https://www.rowelit.com/doug-vs-doug
Support (greatly appreciated): https://www.rowelit.com/support
Sci-Fi Collections: https://www.rowelit.com/collections-sf-shorts
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

Thursday Feb 09, 2023
The First Man | Sci-fi Short Audiobook
Thursday Feb 09, 2023
Thursday Feb 09, 2023
"There are people who kill you; there are people who get you killed; and there are people who help you stay alive."
Lighter Story Alternatives:
"Legacy" https://youtu.be/NvBaHie8EsU
"Lime Harbor" https://youtu.be/belUOD32Z0I
"Bird on Mars" https://youtu.be/7uDduj2jkus
"Singular" https://youtu.be/VxM8uwipXyw
Now on Twitter: twitter.com/PERowe4
As always, thanks to Isaac Arthur and the SFIA team for the inspiring theme! Based on the SFIA themes: "Super Soldiers / Ice Planets" Videos:
If you prefer to read rather than listen or would like to read along, full text of this and all my Sci-Fi Weeklies are available though my Substack: https://perowe.substack.com
https://perowe.substack.com/p/the-first-man
More on this story: https://www.rowelit.com/the-first-man
Support (greatly appreciated): https://www.rowelit.com/support
Sci-Fi Collections: https://www.rowelit.com/collections-sf-shorts
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

Thursday Feb 02, 2023
Legacy | Sci-fi Short Audiobook
Thursday Feb 02, 2023
Thursday Feb 02, 2023
"We’re going to make a future we can live in. That’s the least I can promise you."
As always, thanks to Isaac Arthur and the SFIA team for the inspiring theme! Based on the SFIA theme: "Planetary Terraforming Strategies" Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV4IfsJ7vHU
If you prefer to read rather than listen or would like to read along, full text of this and all my Sci-Fi Weeklies are available though my Substack: https://perowe.substack.com
https://perowe.substack.com/p/legacy
More on this story: https://www.rowelit.com/legacy
Support (greatly appreciated): https://www.rowelit.com/support
Sci-Fi Collections: https://www.rowelit.com/collections-sf-shorts
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

Thursday Jan 26, 2023
Garbage Rock | Sci-fi Short Audiobook
Thursday Jan 26, 2023
Thursday Jan 26, 2023
"You can put your troubles in a box; that doesn’t mean they’ll stay there."
As always, thanks to Isaac Arthur and the SFIA team for the inspiring theme! Based on the SFIA theme: "Using Asteroids as Spaceships" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grfLUOOARBw
If you prefer to read rather than listen or would like to read along, full text of this and all my Sci-Fi Weeklies are available though my Substack: https://perowe.substack.com https://perowe.substack.com/p/garbage-rock
More on this story: https://www.rowelit.com/garbage-rock
Support (greatly appreciated): https://www.rowelit.com/support
Sci-Fi Collections: https://www.rowelit.com/collections-sf-shorts
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

Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Darkness | Sci-fi Short Audiobook
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
"From the right perspective, viewed at the right time, an observer would witness a disturbance in the light from the stellar backdrop—an anomaly."
As always, thanks to Isaac Arthur and the SFIA team for the inspiring theme! Based on the SFIA theme: "The Dark Forest" Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlhHE2VA1ic
If you prefer to read rather than listen or would like to read along, full text of this and all my Sci-Fi Weeklies are available though my Substack: https://perowe.substack.com https://perowe.substack.com/p/darkness
More on this story: https://www.rowelit.com/darkness
Support (greatly appreciated): https://www.rowelit.com/support
Sci-Fi Collections: https://www.rowelit.com/collections-sf-shorts
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

Monday Jan 16, 2023
Age of Deception | Sci-fi Short Audiobook
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Monday Jan 16, 2023
"I am looking at the most hated woman in all of history. Dr. Pitka Remera of Etterus, the woman who started the war of all wars."
As always, thanks to Isaac Arthur and the SFIA team for the inspiring theme! Based on the SFIA theme: "Planetary Civil War" Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8y45fEiviI&list=LL&index=2
If you prefer to read rather than listen or to read along, the full text can be accessed through the story's page on my website: https://www.rowelit.com/age-of-deception
Support (greatly appreciated): https://www.rowelit.com/support
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

Sunday Jan 15, 2023
Refuge | Sci-fi Short Audiobook
Sunday Jan 15, 2023
Sunday Jan 15, 2023
"I thought of clever things I could do, ways to help. I spoke to high-minded people. I thought back then there were such things as saints."
As always, thanks to Isaac Arthur and the SFIA team for the inspiring theme! Based on the SFIA theme: "Alien Refugees" Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG0uDkUC02I
If you prefer to read rather than listen or read along, you can access the full text through this story's homepage on my website: https://www.rowelit.com/refuge
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
P.E. Rowe's Podcast
P.E. Rowe is a fiction writer, narrative theorist, and educator who writes and reads weekly science fiction stories for sci-fi fans to enjoy. Each week, you'll find an original story here based on a topic from Isaac Arthur's popular non-fiction SFIA podcast.
More info at RoweLit.com







