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We're back, and we're making an album. We've been writing it for over a year, tried recording it once and scrapped it. Eventually something will be released, some way, somehow.

Mitch Travis - Vocals, Guitar
Tim Hartin - Guitar
Chris Traverse - Bass, Laptop
Adam Betts - Drums

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

Craig Surette

This is an amazing piece of work!

As someone with some formal training in Anthropology and Ecology, the quality of worldbuilding the author puts in around alien's biology and how that shapes their cultures is often what makes or breaks a story for me.
Most authors do not even attempt to apply the same rigor to this that they will to other technical details.

You do, in spades !

The attention to detail and worldbuilding, especially of how the Tribe's culture is shaped by their biology and how you have built this very alien ecosystem is top notch!

I am sending this to all my friends, and I am certain you will have many new fans among them very soon!

All comments from YouTube:

allocater2

5y↑89

Me seeing the timer: Lol, I am not gonna listen to a 45min story.

Me after 30sec: Hol' up a minute, this is interesting.

Me after 45min: That was intense.

Lore M. Ipsum

4y↑4

@Jerry's Stories After being tantalized by the other 10-15 minute stories, I saw 45 minutes and thought, "AWRIGHT!!!".

Jerry's Stories

5y↑5

Thanks for this comment. I pinned it to the top, for the other folks who might be spooked by the 45min length. I totally didn't realize how long this story was when I sat down to record it!

JBTechCon

5y↑11

Same here! It really does pull you in. Almost like a tether...

Jerry's Stories

5y↑8

Glad you were patient. :-)

JBTechCon

5y↑135

Isaac Arthur sent me here! Listening to the story now...

Jennifer Northrup

3y↑2

Same! It's great! Need to go to bed but can't stop listening. :)

Jerry's Stories

5y↑7

@djgriffiths Thanks! I actually came up with this story while working on the first draft of the Void Ecology script.

djgriffiths

5y↑5

Same. Awesome story. Really brings the the void ecology concept to life.

ScoriacTears

5y↑3

Boom, you know it.

ManicPandaz

5y↑4

Me too

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John Morrison

5y↑17

Loved it! No way I thought I'd 'listen' to someone talking for 45 minutes.
When it ended I wanted to hear more. Did they make it? Did they warn the other tribes?
Great story and I saw every scene as I sailed along with them!

What is up my fellow Americans

5y↑21

Can it be called a cliffhanger if the rock face is floating in microgravity?

Regardless of terminology, that was great. I never knew how invested I could be in the lives of tribal space squids.

Jerry's Stories

5y↑10

Heh-heh, good point. Writing a micrograv story, you really have to watch out for expressions like "her face fell" and "his mood was heavy". :-)

R. Nico Gorodetzky

5y↑9

This story was hypnotizing. I’m sure it’ll be on my mind for days. I’m left feeling like this story was a first chapter to a longer tale, though, because I really, really want to know if they survive long enough to warn the others, and what will happen after that. At the same time, I almost wonder if the sharks did this out of desperation, of something else was going wrong for them.

Anyway, very good story, thank you for sharing it! I’ve subscribed and will hopefully be able to buy that full book soon :D

Jerry's Stories

5y↑1

Thank you, Rebecca. So glad you enjoyed my story. I do get told often that my short stories read like prologues. :-)

Wendy Mcneill

5y↑30

I purchased the book immediately after listening. Guern’s story “Purpose” is exceptional. His writing is riveting and his characters real. I highly recommend it!

Jerry's Stories

5y↑2

Thank you so much, Wendy! Purpose is actually my favorite in the collection too!

Wojciech Kasprzak

5y↑8

Coming from SFIA, subbed, waiting for more. Brilliant work!

Mortimas 413

5y↑41

Excellent story to follow up the void ecology video. Thanks for sharing this with us.

Jerry's Stories

5y↑4

So glad you enjoyed it!

ThunderWazp

5y↑38

This story is absolutely amazing, would love to see an illustration of it ^_^

David Chipman

5y↑5

@ThunderWazp If you'd like the draw the characters, I'd love to make 3D models for animating this story. That's if Mr. Guern wouldn't mind either.

Jerry's Stories

5y↑3

@S Bass That would be awesome! The easiest way to get in direct touch is to message me through Facebook. That's no so easy over YouTube anymore. https://www.facebook.com/JerryGuernAuthor/

S Bass

5y↑3

@Jerry's Stories I am writing a science fiction comic at the moment, but I would love to illustrate this story! How could I get in contact with you?

Teo Ebratt

5y↑1

Karl Kofoed who does Galactic Geographic would be perfect

Jerry's Stories

5y↑5

Thanks! And so would I!

laifers12

5y↑9

I loved this story!

Water

5y↑24

Absolutely love it. Would love to read a whole book's worth of this. Or listen for that matter :)

Jerry's Stories

5y↑4

Thanks! And you know, it just so happens there IS a whole book of my stories up on Amazon. :-)

JMINATL

5y↑8

Isaac sent me. Loved the story. Bought the Kindle version - Sadly No Nook, Baen, or Hard Copy options.

Cherie Peacock

5y↑7

Great story!

David Lundberg Jeppesen

5y↑9

Can we get a continuation of this story?

Zenith Star

5y↑5

Oh I LOVED this! Is Purple Dreams available on audible (or any other audio format?)

This reminded me greatly of the octopus-descended sophonts in Adrian Tchaikovsky's story Children of Ruin, though obviously much less aquatic.

Jerry's Stories

5y↑3

Thanks! No, it's not available yet in anything but the Amazon ebook and this vid. And I just barely got both of those put together in time for the Void Ecology video. But I'm thinking now, because of the surprising response to this recording, of recording some of the other Purple Dreams stories for YouTube in coming months. I wasn't even thinking about recording this one until Isaac prodded me to.

Mirona Constantinescu

5y↑18

Looking forward to purchase the book!

Sabine ___ Marei J.

5y↑6

Like almost everyone else, I've come here from Isaac's live stream. Right now, your channel seems to be growing at a rate of several subscribers per second and picking up speed!
Looking forward to listen to your story while going for a walk after the live stream :-)

Jerry's Stories

5y↑2

Hey, we're watching the LiveStream together! I hope you enjoy the story, Mario.

Jace Jan

5y↑6

Thank you for sharing your story. It was riveting I was hooked in the first ten seconds. And thank you to Isaac Arthur for sending me here.

S Bass

5y↑5

I am a humongous fan of science fiction short stories. Thank you for reading it aloud, I loved this!

Eric Johnson

5y↑5

‘Liked it Jerry!…& I’m very critical of most new sci-fi in being such a fan from childhood.
…& now to enjoy the complete story…

Jeff Sell

5y↑6

Isaac sent me, and I'm glad he did. You've got a great voice for this, do you think you might voice an audiobook edition of your book?

chainlink226

5y↑7

Came from issac, listened to the whole story, I'm honestly impressed and want to know if there's more to this story.

Gregory Vasilyev

4y↑1

Yes, this story reminded me of Integral Trees, but it's much, much better and I want to hear it all🤩

Mexhet

5y↑3

@Jerry's Stories Ooh, write it, please! That's a fascinating world! Thanks for sharing!

chainlink226

5y↑3

@Jerry's Stories O, boy can't wait.

Jerry's Stories

5y↑4

There is, but I haven't written it yet.

Randall Glenn

4y↑4

Hey Jerry,
I came here via Archeology, which the sage Issac Arthur all but clubbed me in the back of the head to listen to.
And boy am I glad he did!
I love how your stories take paths which blindside me, but in retrospect, seemed so natural in their resolution.
I also loved the immersion that we saw in the plight of the octos, living in an environment so delicately balanced between barely contained gravity attachment & the characters having enough physical strength to overcome escape velocity. (and the risks of ignoring that capability...)
Do you just have the one anthology on Amazon?
Your prose is refreshing swim that I want to plunge in, even if I might be swept out in a literary riptide. A risk, but worth taking.

Jerry's Stories

4y↑1

Wow, Isaac usually just recommends people to read my stories. Sorry for the violent clubbing, he just REALLY likes my stories! :-)
Yes, I do only have one anthology on Amazon, and Paleontology isn't in it. But my novel No Moon To Pray To is on Amazon/Kindle, and I'm just now figuring out how to make it into an audiobook.

Solgato

5y↑3

So dreamy, and the kisses on the tops of heads let me stay with the story without trepidation. Thank you for this beautiful story. There are familiar feelings in it I hadn't encountered quite this ...floundering for a word other than familiarly but I'll go with that... outside my own dreams before. I don't have a lot of reading under my belt though, so glad for this audio!

Mr. Worthy

3y↑4

This is one of my favorite stories and I love getting to relearn to it. Was there a second installment of this?

Danni Leigh

1y↑1

@Jerry's Stories Totally!

Jerry's Stories

3y↑3

Thanks, and I'm glad you enjoyed a relisten. No, I haven't written a second installment. A lot of people say that my short stories feel like prologues. :-)

Reid Mock

5y↑6

This has got to be my favorite short story of all time.
It has and continues to serve as an inspiration for something I'm writing.
Thank you.

Reid Mock

4y↑2

@Jerry's Stories Sadly I have not. That said, I do plan on picking it back up in the near future. Vacuum adapted life continues to inspire my imagination.

Jerry's Stories

4y↑3

Hey, I'm curious, did you finish what you were writing?

Jerry's Stories

5y↑3

Wow, what a compliment! Thanks, Reid. Good luck to you on your own writing. Maybe some day I'll be listening to your stories!

Lucas Dimoveo

5y↑3

Wow. This is pretty well written. I'm buying the book

Jerry's Stories

Thanks! Everybody, be like Lucas!

Tim Rosborough

5y↑3

Thanks for reading. This story was wonderful. I am glad that Isaac convinced you to post a video. He was absolutely right in suggesting it. Look forward to more.

Jerry's Stories

5y↑1

Thanks you, Tim. I never intended to have a YouTube channel, but since I got a good response on this one, I'm planning more readings from Purple Dreams in coming months.

Otis Getman

5y↑4

Thank you for your excellent story.

Thermophile

5y↑2

Wonderful story. I love the idea of space-ecology, and you gave a truly unique version of alien life.

I love how they get around space by jumping, throwing rocks, and slinging tethers.

aStoner Darkly

5y↑2

Loved it !

Jeremy Teeter

5y↑2

I came here from SFIA, thank you very much for sharing your work! I very much enjoyed getting to see a good tribal story in space. I'd be interested to see what other wonders this world had in store, and to unravel some of the mysteries here. I could certainly see this as the opening chapter of a whole exploration epic.

Jerry's Stories

Thank you for the compliments. I get told often that my short stories read like prologues. :-)

Marc

5y↑3

The worldbuilding of this is amazing!

Teo Ebratt

5y↑5

Fabulous story! This is a journey and universe I hope you continue to explore. I’ll be heading over to Amazon to get a copy 👍👍

james glenn

5y↑2

That was absolutley amazing! thanks for uploading this! issac sent me :)

Jerry's Stories

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it. All hail Isaac.

Cooper

5y↑2

This was fantastic

I hope to be getting the book soon

Cody Vector

5y↑28

Space-sharks are the scariest thing imaginable.

LGtBT

3y↑1

@Parker Brown I also got the impression of human vessel. The eye are windows, explaining why oxygen comes pouring out when they're punctured.
The methane would be from the atmosphere of the planet, Saturn, whose rocky rings they are jumping between.

Parker Brown

4y↑1

Something about the story made me feel that space sharks weren't actually sharks, but they were human craft. The protagonist creatures could be a form of life from a Jovian moon, in the semi-distant future.

Super Shenron

5y↑1

No joke man O.o

David H

5y↑3

Isaac Arthur brought me here, was far more interesting than I thought it would be. I'll certainly seek out/recommend more of your work.

Jerry's Stories

5y↑1

Thank you for the recommendations, David. That's a big help to a writer just getting started. I hope you enjoy the rest of the collection.

Elizabeth Orman

5y↑3

I really enjoyed this! Wonderful story - will definitely buy your book!

Jerry's Stories

Can you see this message? I'm back to recording!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7MzCOHyZpY

Jerry's Stories

Just for you, here's one I haven't release yet. It's Unlisted, so you won't be able to find it on my channel page for a few weeks at least. Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6fNkMuQG1I

Jerry's Stories

5y↑2

@Elizabeth Orman Wow, that was fast... and thank you! Your comment is kind of a milestone for me, because you are the FIRST person who I didn't know personally to read PD and give me a review. That moment is a big deal for a writer, so I'm delighted that you enjoyed it! And I huuugely appreciate your recommending PD to others, that's a very big help to a writer trying to get his work out there. Really, thank you so much. And enjoy NMTPT!

Elizabeth Orman

5y↑2

@Jerry's Stories I am truly blown away - what a collection of deliciously horrifying stories! I can't really choose a favorite, they're different enough to make it hard, but Penance is absolutely stunningly terrifying. Your writing is very good. Detailed but not excessive, large on character, very very creative, and more memorable than anything else I've read in a long time. I'm looking forward to recommending them to friends.

I'm particularly fascinated with "Momentum" for other reasons. You've created a situation in which intelligent animals have to face and survive a group of powerful predators, and they've underestimated the predators. It reminds me of something similar, maybe advanced primates and let's say wolves to simply pick an example. Some creative planning, some willingness to admit arrogance is deadly, and some sad acceptance of the fact that bad things are going to happen even if they're eventually dominant. If they're not, that's the end of them. Or not...maybe they could domesticate one of the sharks. It could happen. Anyway, I really enjoyed reading it and listening to you narrate it. I hope you'll continue.

Also bought "No Moon to Pray To" and looking forward to reading it.

Jerry's Stories

Thanks! Please let me know which story was your favorite!

David Smith

5y↑2

Really enjoyed it. Would love to hear more about the tribe.

Woodledude

5y↑3

This is so very much my jam. As a writer whose interests lean strongly towards biology and astronomy, this isn't just riveting and compelling, but fascinating and inspiring. All kinds of yes. I'm going to take a look at that book of yours.

Jerry's Stories

Thanks! It's great to meet a fellow astro- bio- author. I hope you enjoy the book!

Aermydach

4y↑1

What a gripping, intense tale! Thoroughly enjoyed it. Excellent job on bringing the Octos to life and making them so relatable.
But, arrrrrrg! That ending! You can't leave me hanging, or should I say, adrift in the void like that!

Skyler Azzuolo

5y↑2

So you really need to do this as a audio book, I would love to buy and listen to you reading it.

Jerry's Stories

Thanks! I'm planning to post more of the Purple Dreams stories on my channel in coming months, since I got a pretty good response on this one. I'm honestly surprised people didn't mind my narration. I kind of hate hearing recordings of my voice, but my sound guy tells me most everyone dislikes their own voice. :-)

Christian Skytte

5y↑1

Amazing story, would love to see more.

Liyura

5y↑1

Just stunning to me. One of the most unique and conceptually interesting sci-fi stories I've read (or heard, rather) in a long time ! Excited to eventually read the whole anthology !

Jerry's Stories

Thanks, Leora. I hope you enjoy the anthology. If you do, please leave a comment to let me know which story was your favorite!

Star Gazer Prime

5y↑1

This is an amazing bit of imagination and storytelling. Please keep narating your work.

Robert Hanley Tortora

4y↑2

just incredible. best story ive heard in years 100%

Jerry's Stories

Thanks, man! And thank you also for leaving a comment.

Xavier Allred

5y↑1

That was amazing!!

Fablepaint

5y↑2

this was a really fun listen. Subscribed! Hope you read a few more. Also Isaac Arthur sent me.

Jerry's Stories

Glad you enjoyed it, Fablepaint. I'm planning to record more soon.

Should B. Studying

5y↑2

This is great 😄

Mohamed Blaiech

5y↑4

question: how do the shark move and maneuver in space? especially if they normally don't hunt in packs.

Jerry's Stories

5y↑1

@Mohamed Blaiech I'm delighted to hear that you enjoyed it.

Mohamed Blaiech

@Jerry's Stories I missed that thanks for clarifying. And btw cool story!

Jerry's Stories

5y↑2

They have long, flexible bodies, and they propel themselves with an organic methane-oxygen rocket in their back end. They can bend and point their rocket any direction they need to. The rocket blast is also a weapon.

Kerry OBrien

5y↑18

Mr. Arthur steered me here, and I'm glad he did :)

Jerry's Stories

5y↑1

So am I!

Tristan Burn

5y↑1

Fantastic work!

Stuart Zamacona

4y↑1

Was a great survival story, the imagery was strange and wonderful. I liked it

George Chadderdon

5y↑1

Nice job of narrating! The story stands alone well, but it does seem like there could also be room for a sequel, as well, dealing with events after the current story. I've bought Purple Dreams and highly recommend Jerry's writing, including his horror-genred novel "No Moon to Pray To."

Jerry's Stories

Thanks George! It's great to hear from an orig fan of my first book!

Danni Leigh

1y↑1

This was magnificent! Thank you for sharing this with us, and in your own voice. I wasn't ready for it to end...

Danni Leigh

@Jerry's Stories Indeed I did, and am looking forward to exploring more of your worlds and stories based in them.
This was so neat. It had a magical sense to it while still being firmly (tethered lol) grounded to a very real and thought out ecology and cultural mythos grown within it.
I really like sci'fi and ecology short stories, but it has been a while since one grabbed me as sharply as this did.

Jerry's Stories

1y↑1

Thanks, Danni! I'm delighted that you enjoyed exploring my story universe!

Jaroslav Földeš

3y↑1

Excellent, wonderful story! I am looking forward to more of them.

Jerry's Stories

3y↑1

Thank you! I hope you enjoy the rest of the channel!

PouncingAnt

5y↑1

Thanks for sharing this! I really enjoyed it.

Robert Stewart

5y↑12

Isaac Arthur sent me!

I want more T'chk!

Solgato

5y↑2

Robert Stewart me too <3

Robert Stewart

5y↑2

Well played...

Jerry's Stories

5y↑6

Yeah... I hope he's okay.

Superman ⭕

5y↑1

Can't wait for more loved this and I got your book looking forward to it))

Jerry's Stories

5y↑1

I hope you enjoy it, Paul. Let me know which story is your favorite. I'm planning to record "Purpose" soon.

marek pastyrik

5y↑1

the world needs more of this I NEED MORE OF THIS

2sudonim

5y↑1

This was awesome! Can't wait to read the book!

Jerry's Stories

Thank you! Please let me know which story was your favorite!

CSB

3y↑1

Came here from SFIA...Really enjoyed this story, well done! liked the reference to base 8, and chemical burns of oxidation nice details, I look forward to more:)

Jerry's Stories

Thanks! I love it when people notice the details...

Craig Surette

Jerry's Stories

Thank you so much, Craig. I really do appreciate it when people notice and appreciate all the details that I weave into a story. And thanks for sharing it with your friends, too. That's a big help to small-time authors trying to go bigger-time.

stevechinz

5y↑1

Issac Arthur sent you a new sub! Good story man! I want more!

Hal Letts

4y↑1

Glad Isaac recommended your site; You have a new subscriber and I will be looking on Amazon to buy your book. Keep up the good works!

Bryan Eshbaugh

5y↑1

Very enjoyable. Hope to see more someday

Galactic Walrus

5y↑1

Really interesting to listen to!

Mirromurr

5y↑1

Thank you for this wonderful story! Came from Isaac :)

Jerry's Stories

Really glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for giving it 45 minutes!

Gamedroid13

Damn, thank you so much for sharing such an awesome story!

Vosh

This was really intense. Really ingenious void ecology ideas. I'm in love with your stories and how emotional they are.

Vosh

@Jerry's Stories I'll be sure to buy your e-books when I finally get a job haha 😬

Jerry's Stories

2y↑1

Thanks! I noticed you're working your way through my video list. I'm delighted to hear you're enjoying them!

Vanessa Flyhight

5y↑1

Very cool story, I really enjoyed the cliffhanger ending

Jerry's Stories

5y↑1

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it. But... can we really call it a 'cliffhanger' when it takes place in micro-gravity? :-)

onewyatt1

1st watched Paleontology then went to your channel to start from 1st video. Was just a little put off at first due to the alien factor but rapidly got interested. The concept of alien life surviving by such ability to jump from one rock to another is something that would likely forever eluded me. The thought of humans doing it crossed my mind but not by jumping or the like though. Long time ago, wondered if it possible for man to jump from astroid to astroid. Knowing that the astroid belt isn't as densely packed as once believed, it's likely humans would still need extended propulsion to make the hops. Very extended. Unless of course a new method of travel is found. Working on that but not sure how that will work out. ;)

Hideous Sun Demon

5y↑2

Thank you for the gift of your story.

Jerry's Stories

Thank YOU for listening!

Nathan Parrott

5y↑1

Awesome story mate

Satan

5y↑1

Isaac Arthur sent me. Damn, that guy has amazing taste in literature!

onewyatt1

PS: Another cool story, well done. Thanks.

Simon Als Nielsen

3y↑1

heard this story a year ago, it was super interesting and I've been thinking of it often since.
Now I finally found it again :-D

Jerry's Stories

3y↑1

@Simon Als Nielsen I have not written any more stories about the octos, but people keep telling me they wish I would. :-)

Simon Als Nielsen

@Jerry's Stories indeed it was through him, and that was how I found an other of your stories as well, which in turn lead me back to this one.
I love the concept of these creatures and how they both seem very alien and very human at the same time.
I think I have a new favorite channel for content while driving :-)
Have you written more stories about these creatures?

Jerry's Stories

3y↑1

You must have found it through Isaac Arthur yes? :-) This was my first story on the channel and my first-every YouTube video. I've added a bunch of other shorts to the channel since then, and I hope you enjoy them too!

Danni Leigh

Less than 3 minutes in and I'm hooked invisioning this new world!

Jacob Turner

5y↑1

Watch out for sharks 🤣 dude you have a great sense of humor!

seth duncan

4y↑1

this is amazing, please tell me there is more to this story...or will be???

Jerry's Stories

4y↑1

Not... yet...

t395delta

5y↑1

only problem with your channel is the lack of content :-)
more please.

Matt Morehouse

2y↑1

Ah, the terrible substance known as oxygen.
Great story, with alien, yet relatable creatures. Really inspiring to think what sorts of life might exist out there. I guess part of it is that sociality and caring for young is reasonably common in Earth animals and major drivers of human psychology.
Interesting that the "sharks" are learning. Are they semi or sapient? Cause that could be really interesting, two sapient creatures one of which eats the other. How would a society that's prey play out?
This is really interesting. Keep up the good work.

Matt Morehouse

2y↑1

@Jerry's Stories I did see it and came to your channel after watching to the end. It is fascinating that there is the possibility of life arising in planetary rings rather than in a ocean. Something I've realised is that hard sci fi is often much weirder than space opera (soft sci fi) and that's probably why the former is less popular. Living in space would require massive changes to the colonists' way of doing things, as would life that evolved in space. It's hard to efficiently convey these differences and still have relateable characters, but you do a good job.

Jerry's Stories

2y↑1

Thanks, Matt! I'm glad to see you're still enjoying the channel. Hey, btw, have you seen the "Ecology of the Void" episode over on Isaac Arthur's channel? I cowrote it, and it's kind of a companion piece to this story. I wrote the first draft of that script while compiling ideas for the world-building on this story.

Jas S

Would love a full book on these species

Adrian Todd

5y↑1

A little late to the party, but another coming from Isaac's channel. Great story (immediately bought the book), and a well-delivered reading too!

Adrian Todd

It's a toss-up between "Momentum" and "Dreaming" for my favorite of the bunch. I'll admit I was a tiny bit disappointed when I realized the "alien life in space" theme didn't continue throughout, but "Penance" quickly dispelled that. It's tied with "Chalk" for the next favorite spot.

Jerry's Stories

Never too late for the party. Isaac actually told me that his vids get about half of their views in the first month. Thanks for buying the book, too! Please let me know which stories you liked best. I'm thinking about recording "Purpose" next.

Jimmy Shrimbe

5y↑3

Haha yes! I'd love some advice from Isaac on starting a channel!!!

Jerry's Stories

5y↑1

@Jimmy Shrimbe Whenever an SFIA vid gets a lot of comments urging Isaac to do things that I also want him to do, I bring them to his attention. :-) And great to meet you too! I hope you really enjoy the rest of the collection. Let me know which one was your favorite!

Jimmy Shrimbe

5y↑1

@Jerry's Stories also, great to meet you!! I be really admire your work and I can't wait to read your new book!! Thanks for all your hard work!

Jimmy Shrimbe

@Jerry's Stories ok!! I'll tell him but you should tell him I said so, too, because it's hard to get his attention haha.

Jerry's Stories

5y↑1

Please, tell him that!

Robert Hanley Tortora

3y↑2

this is SO good

Jerry's Stories

Thank you!

peter lewis

5y↑2

wow, normally I put a random story on to sleep but I stayed awake for this one .

Jerry's Stories

5y↑1

Glad you enjoyed it, Peter. I hope the rest of the stories keep you awake too!

nigel moore

Holy shit! This was incredible. I'm still trying to visualize as best as possible the anatomy of these beings. I would love to see some concept art, if any exist.

nigel moore

@Jerry's Stories Cool. Keep up the great work.

Jerry's Stories

2y↑1

Thanks! And sorry, I don't have concept art. I'd love to get an artist to animate this one though. There are a few anatomical hints in there, like the eyestalks, and when she touches his chest above his mouth. :-)

raidermaxx23

4y↑1

isaac sent me here!! great stuff to listen to while working or doing stuff

Super Shenron

5y↑2

Dang. I was really getting into that lol. Are you going to finish this story. Id love to read it

David Chipman

@JBTechCon I suspect he's commenting on the cliff-hanger ending.

JBTechCon

Huh? Did the vid cut off for you? He finished the story. Also, there's a book.

Monte Barger

4y↑2

Have you spoken with the people over at Audible yet? I would love to see your stories over there.

Jerry's Stories

I'm in the middle of recording No Moon To Pray To as an audiobook, but I've had to put it aside because all the ash and pollen in the air are killin' my voice!

I don't want the internet

This is absolutely great.

Jerry's Stories

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. More are coming!

John Długosz

5y↑4

I came from Isaac Arthur's channel, too.
Just started listening, and one thing bothers me: the eclipse of the sun is noted as being something that happened a very long time ago. But a planetary ring system will exist within the Roche limit of the primary, and have an orbital period of a few days.
Also, what kind of cycle causes the "seasons" (breeding cycles) that occur much more frequently?

Gregory Vasilyev

@Jerry's Stories thanks a lot for the clarifications in this discussion :). I liked that you chose not to respond along the lines of "also, the space squids aren't real".
I thoroughly enjoy thinking about minor details in the world building, be it bullet velocity, Ancient Roman execution techniques, or conservation of momentum :).

This world you painted is incredibly beautiful and haunting. And every detail i can think of has a lot of thought in it! The only thing about your void ecology that I found kind of hard to explain to myself is how these anaerobic squids are so quick and sharp-minded🤔.

Jerry's Stories

5y↑1

@John Długosz The story logic definitely requires a mega-Saturn, with even relatively larger rings. But Shadows happen several times in an octo lifetime. Remember, T'chk is a child, but he remembers seeing the Planet full. His "very long time ago" is a bit of unreliable narration. According to my nephew, his June birthday was "forever ago". :-) And no, I hadn't heard of KSP before, but it looks pretty cool, something I think I'll introduce said nephew to. Thanks!

John Długosz

5y↑1

@Jerry's Stories Do you play KSP?

John Długosz

@JBTechCon The time scale is set by the transit times between their rocks, and how they can reach escape velocity by running or getting help from another. If the Shadow occurs every 12 hours (as with Saturn's rings) and that was about twice a lifetime, then (1) their time sense would be very very fast so everything around them would seem frozen in place; and (2) it would take generations to go from one home to another, rather than subjective days.

Jerry's Stories

5y↑1

@JBTechCon I'm delighted that someone is reading my stories that carefully!

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R. Nico Gorodetzky

5y↑3

No dislikes yet — as it should be :)

Jerry's Stories

5y↑1

Exactly!

Lore M. Ipsum

Where in the world do you get all these ideas!!!!!??? Your mind is amazing. I will read anything you write.... Just purchased Purple Dreams from Amazon.

Paul Montgomery

5y↑1

Oh this is fun. Love it. ( btw: here from Isaac Arthur )

JT C

4y↑1

sent by Arthur, blown away by the story. Just a few questions, so the bottom of this void ecosys is the lichen, which photosynthesizes, producing oxygen which reacts (burns) the Octos' skin. But how come the lichen doesn't get burnt by the "Sun light"? and why the oxygen and methane don't just dissipate into the space with only micrograv?
And biggest question: How do the sharks maneuver and propel themselves? Octos throw rocks, but the sharks can "circle" how? And why do sharks have tails? since tails are useless in space.
These Octos have sexual reproduction, language and culture, such complex biology, how do they protect their genetic material from direct radiation from the "Sun" if they can only survive for short period (minutes or hours) in direct "Sunlight"?

Jerry's Stories

@JT C Well, the sharks can just turn their tail-rocket around and use it to decelerate. Only a few creatures like the octos actually rely on being able to latch onto the rocks. But this is a very dense ring, so it mostly works, and they only occasionally drift of into space. And yes, their skin is extremely tough and able to prevent fluid loss in vacuum. They have very low blood volume, and clotting is extremely fast. As for size, it's kind of funny, I haven't really thought about their size relative to humans. I know the whales are huger than everything else, but their volume is mostly gas bladders. Sharks are far smaller but about half as massive as a whale. And octo is about 1/10 the mass of a whale but can stretch its tentacles slightly longer than a whales length. Octos have very long tentacles that stretch and contract enormously. They have to have to, given their mode of transportation. And btw, yes! that creature from Empire Strikes back got me really interested in this as a kid, mostly because my dad immediately said it was impossible!

JT C

@Jerry's Stories Hi Jerry! been fascinated by void ecology ever since Han Solo flew his millennium falcon into the mouth of a space worm! Thank for the explanation of the sharks, the natural follow up question is, how do they stop then? or do they just jet from rock to rock? Also, what's the size of these creatures? On one hand, they can grow to enormous sizes, with low metabolism and micrograv. on the other hand, near vacuum and space temperature will make body fluid extremely dangerous and soft tissues like tentacles cannot be filled with water based circulation system. maybe gas based circulation system? or extremely tough skin to maintain pressure.

Jerry's Stories

Glad you enjoyed the story.
Okay… The plankton produce and store oxygen to defend themselves. When something touches them, they release a puff of it and burn the invader. Yes the oxygen dissipates quickly but it leaves severe burns first. Btw, did catch the part of the SFIA episode about Void Ecology, when we mention that the first photosynthetic creature of earth poised the water around them with waste oxygen? That’s where I got the idea for my space plankton.
The sharks keep colonies of plankton in their bellies, and they also produce methane from their digestion. They ignite the oxygen and methane together in their tails, blasting it out their back end, turning their bodies into living rockets. They steer and maneuver by pointing their rock tail around.
And adult black octos are fine in direct raw sunlight, only the pink young ones are sensitive to it, because their skin isn’t leathery and resistant to sunlight yet.
These are great questions! I enjoy seeing that people are curious about the biology!