Nine Theories of Time
ShortStory 2,071 words Recommended by 1 award/anthology source
"Time is absolute. My son is born and there is blood, screaming sweet as rain, tears, and joy. I hold him. Things precede. Time is a straight line that exists independent of observers. My son’s second birthday follows his first. He walks shortly after his first and talks two months before his second."
Content warnings 3
child-deathdeath-of-a-loved-oneillness-and-pandemic
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