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    Satellite: A Short Story
    Satellite: A Short Story
    Satellite: A Short Story
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    Satellite: A Short Story

    By Bree M. Lewandowski

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    "She came at me in sections of light and I'm not sure which of us was higher..." 

     

    There's a million moments between people a million times a day. But the world is moving so fast, they get lost in the tumble. if a person could hold sway over the way Time marches and point a finger to pause it all, they might find just how mighty moments can be between two people. 

     

    She had that manic pixie vibe, except her wings had been cut. He was trying not to live one more day on Earth. They crashed like shooting stars and there was onions, ketchup, and dogs named Marigold. Come with Author Bree M. Lewandowski on a short story trip about the power of impact. 

     

    Note: this short story contains language and talk of substance usage. 

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBree M. Lewandowski
    Release dateFeb 24, 2022
    ISBN9798201241247
    Satellite: A Short Story

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      Satellite - Bree M. Lewandowski

      Satellite: A Short Story

      Bree M. Lewandowski

      Published by Bree M. Lewandowski, 2022.

      This is a work of fiction. Similarities to real people, places, or events are entirely coincidental.

      SATELLITE: A SHORT STORY

      First edition. February 24, 2022.

      Copyright © 2022 Bree M. Lewandowski.

      ISBN: 979-8201241247

      Written by Bree M. Lewandowski.

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      She came at me in sections of light and I’m not sure which of us was higher. Her, with fresh injection points in her arms and sclera contacts masking how dilated her pupils were, or me. Me with kaleidoscope eyes floating down a tangerine river, one more huff of exhaust away from the numb void I’d decided to chase that night.

      She tripped, see.

      Ironic, I guess. Seeing as how...

      Anyway. She tripped, fell ass over tea kettle, and rammed into the transparent garage door of the auto repair shop I worked at. Scared the shit out of me. I thought God was pounding on the door, telling me He didn’t want to see me right now, if ever. I thought the car whose exhaust pipe I had my nose buried eyeballs deep in had driven into the wall. I thought my heart exploded.

      Spit and snot dripping, coughing like I’d swallowed cigar smoke, I remember rolling over and seeing her. Crumpled on the ground, holding her head, a neon

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