Short Story

Timeless Connection

Nancy's Notes 🖊️🎶

Written for Muse on Monday
where the challenge is to write
a story about an anachronism.
Using an image created by Kevin @
No Theme Thursday, here’s my take.

© Kevin @ No Theme Thursday/The Beginning At Last

As the bell above the door jingled, Kennedy stepped into what she thought was a Verizon Wireless store, but the image before her was not what she expected. She looked around in confusion and disbelief. Instead of sleek devices, the shelves overflowed with jars, baskets of sugar candy, bolts of fabric, bushels of grain, utensils and basic provisions.

Behind the counter stood an older woman, her eyes warm and welcoming. “You’re not from around these parts are you?” she asked.

“Um, I was just looking for a new phone,” Kennedy stammered, her heart racing. “Where am I?”

“I’m Bess, the keeper of this store since 1763,”  the woman replied, her brow furrowing. “You’ve crossed the veil, dear. This is a place where time has no dominion.”

“I don’t understand what’s happening” Kennedy declared.

 “Perhaps you’re meant to find something here,” Bess mused, stepping aside to reveal an old, ornate mirror.

With a mix of trepidation and excitement, Sarah approached the mirror, realizing this could be the beginning of an incredible journey.

What secrets lay beyond its surface?

NAR©2025

This is “No Time” by The Guess Who

Muse on Monday – July 7, 2025
No Theme Thursday: 3/27/25

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  7. I could hear Rod Serling reciting that first paragraph…

    ”As the bell above the door jingled, Kennedy stepped into what she thought was a Verizon Wireless store, but the image before her was not what she expected. She looked around in confusion and disbelief. Instead of sleek devices, the shelves overflowed with jars, baskets of sugar candy, bolts of fabric, bushels of grain, utensils and basic provisions. Kennedy had just crossed over into the Twilight Zone!”

    https://youtu.be/ORbseYAkzRM?feature=shared

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    1. Congrats! You’re the only one who’s caught on so far. That was quasi-intentional but I didn’t want it to sound cheesy or funny so I tempered the tone a bit. The old lady saying “You’ve crossed the veil, dear”, was my way of saying “You’ve entered the Twilight Zone”.

      That was such a cool show and Rod Serling was perfect as host. Thanks, Fan.

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