"I learned early on that authority wasn’t in the weapon you wielded or even in the way that you wielded it."

As always, thanks to Isaac Arthur and the SFIA team for the inspiring theme! Based on the SFIA theme: "Lost Space Colonies" Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTDWXBEVXwQ

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/light-in-heavy-basin

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