“Most of us don’t spend a lot of time thinking about the blasts and the bolts that miss us.” 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 through my Substack: https://perowe.substack.comhttps://perowe.substack.com/p/the-conscript This "Origins" episode features Dr. Ren from the Misfits Series, written for Veterans Day 2025. Find the rest of Misfits Origins Here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWl-Jc_I2wPB5Ac8AZvlVyCNBxaof6Nif&feature=shared The Misfits Series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWl-Jc_I2wPAsngY7MCID9sS_98Y2siT5&si=04-_mRLYrEtUMZoE Rowe’s Bookstore: https://www.amazon.com/author/p.e.rowe Join our 24/7 Livestream!  https://www.youtube.com/@RoweLit/streams Support (greatly appreciated): https://www.rowelit.com/support Sci-Fi Collections: https://www.rowelit.com/collections-sf-shortsNow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScifiRowe More on this project: https://www.rowelit.com/sci-fi-weeklies For the serious writers out there: Mechanics of Fiction Writing Serieshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnRJzfG2BEMJusZSnaAG_EwAbout Rowe Writes: https://youtu.be/aDxWwMVkL6M About this project: I am writing a weekly sci-fi story to 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, I have fun writing them, and most importantly, the audience enjoys!  Thanks for stopping by!