Like a Gear Grinding Down

By Rei Rosenquist

The first ship shows up out of a clear blue sky. Glistening silver just like the great sci-fi masters imagined. I watch their descent on a TV screen in my one-bedroom apartment.

Nothing like I imagined.

I am chosen.

What does that mean?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Rei Rosenquist
• Release date: Jan 30, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215254400

Rei Rosenquist

Rei Rosenquist first remembers life as seen out the high window of a hotel balcony. Down below is a courtyard, swarms of brightly dressed tourists, the beach. The memory is nothing but a blue-green washed image. Warmth and sunlight. Here, they are three years old, and this is the beginning of a nomadic story-teller’s life. Over the years, they have traveled to many countries, engaged many peoples, picked up new habits, and learned new languages. But, some things never change. For them, these are stories, food service, and traveling. These three passions have bloomed from hobbies, studies, and jobs into a way of life. These days, Rei can be found in between Tokyo, Kailua, and Bellingham, Washington pouring beautiful latte art, baking off a batch of famous savory scones, and cozying up with a laptop to obsessively write mountains of dark speculative fiction. You can find Rei’s stories and blog at reirosenquist.com. You can also reach them via email at [e-mail] or connect via Facebook (Rei Rosenquist), Twitter (rylrosenquist) and Instagram (rylrosenquist).

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Like a Gear Grinding Down

LIKE A GEAR GRINDING DOWN

A SCI-FI SHORT STORY

REI ROSENQUIST

Weathered Ocean Feathered Sky Press

Copyright © 2023 by Rei Rosenquist

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CONTENTS

Part One

Part Two

About the Author

Also by Rei Rosenquist

PART ONE

The first ship shows up out of a clear blue sky.

Glistening silver just like the great sci-fi masters imagined. In an epic blazing entrance that would have made the likes of Philip K. Dick blush. These beautifully inhuman creatures with faces like flower petals and appendages so loose and vast that I cannot begin to describe