diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index eaf7d66..744836b 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 //! Compile-time configurables can be found in the [`config`] module.
 
 pub mod config;
-mod events;
+mod messages;
 mod machinery;
 mod objects;
 mod physics;
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ impl Plugin for AsteroidPlugin {
             )
                 .run_if(in_state(GameState::Playing)),
         )
-        .add_event::<events::SpawnAsteroid>()
-        .add_event::<events::AsteroidDestroy>()
-        .add_event::<events::ShipDestroy>()
-        .add_event::<events::BulletDestroy>();
+        .add_event::<messages::SpawnAsteroid>()
+        .add_event::<messages::AsteroidDestroy>()
+        .add_event::<messages::ShipDestroy>()
+        .add_event::<messages::BulletDestroy>();
         app.insert_state(GameState::TitleScreen);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/machinery.rs b/src/machinery.rs
index 08448e5..748e0df 100644
--- a/src/machinery.rs
+++ b/src/machinery.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 
 use bevy::prelude::*;
 
-use crate::{WorldSize, events::{AsteroidDestroy, SpawnAsteroid}, objects::AsteroidSize, resources::Score};
+use crate::{WorldSize, messages::{AsteroidDestroy, SpawnAsteroid}, objects::AsteroidSize, resources::Score};
 
 /// Asteroid spawning parameters and state.
 ///
diff --git a/src/events.rs b/src/messages.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/events.rs
rename to src/messages.rs
diff --git a/src/objects.rs b/src/objects.rs
index 0a00d1b..49bf143 100644
--- a/src/objects.rs
+++ b/src/objects.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use bevy_rapier2d::prelude::{ActiveCollisionTypes, ActiveEvents, Collider, Senso
 use crate::{
     AngularVelocity, GameAssets, GameState, Lives,
     config::{ASTEROID_LIFETIME, DEBRIS_LIFETIME, SHIP_FIRE_RATE},
-    events::{AsteroidDestroy, BulletDestroy, ShipDestroy, SpawnAsteroid},
+    messages::{AsteroidDestroy, BulletDestroy, ShipDestroy, SpawnAsteroid},
     machinery::{Lifetime, Sparkler},
     physics::{Velocity, Wrapping},
 };
diff --git a/src/physics.rs b/src/physics.rs
index 11d9174..5617696 100644
--- a/src/physics.rs
+++ b/src/physics.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 //! to detect them for me (so that I don't have to write clipping code).
 
 use crate::{
-    WorldSize, events,
+    WorldSize, messages,
     objects::{Asteroid, Bullet, Ship},
 };
 
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ pub(crate) fn wrap_entities(
 /// | Bullet & Ship | Nothing. The player shouldn't be able to shoot themselves (and the Flying Saucer hasn't been impl.'d, so it's bullets don't count) |
 pub fn collision_listener(
     mut collisions: EventReader<CollisionEvent>,
-    mut ship_writer: EventWriter<events::ShipDestroy>,
-    mut asteroid_writer: EventWriter<events::AsteroidDestroy>,
-    mut bullet_writer: EventWriter<events::BulletDestroy>,
+    mut ship_writer: EventWriter<messages::ShipDestroy>,
+    mut asteroid_writer: EventWriter<messages::AsteroidDestroy>,
+    mut bullet_writer: EventWriter<messages::BulletDestroy>,
     player: Single<Entity, With<Ship>>,
     bullets: Query<&Bullet>,
     rocks: Query<&Asteroid>,
@@ -112,12 +112,12 @@ pub fn collision_listener(
                 if rocks.contains(*two) {
                     // player-asteroid collision
                     dbg!("Writing ShipDestroy event");
-                    ship_writer.write(events::ShipDestroy);
+                    ship_writer.write(messages::ShipDestroy);
                 } // else, we don't care
             } else if *two == *player {
                 if rocks.contains(*one) {
                     dbg!("Writing ShipDestroy event");
-                    ship_writer.write(events::ShipDestroy);
+                    ship_writer.write(messages::ShipDestroy);
                 }
             }
 
@@ -125,14 +125,14 @@ pub fn collision_listener(
             if bullets.contains(*one) {
                 if rocks.contains(*two) {
                     dbg!("Writing AsteroidDestroy & BulletDestroy events");
-                    asteroid_writer.write(events::AsteroidDestroy(*two));
-                    bullet_writer.write(events::BulletDestroy(*one));
+                    asteroid_writer.write(messages::AsteroidDestroy(*two));
+                    bullet_writer.write(messages::BulletDestroy(*one));
                 }
             } else if rocks.contains(*one) {
                 if bullets.contains(*two) {
                     dbg!("Writing AsteroidDestroy & BulletDestroy events");
-                    asteroid_writer.write(events::AsteroidDestroy(*one));
-                    bullet_writer.write(events::BulletDestroy(*two));
+                    asteroid_writer.write(messages::AsteroidDestroy(*one));
+                    bullet_writer.write(messages::BulletDestroy(*two));
                 }
             }
         }