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Time Is On My Side

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Larry had spent years trying to outrun the clock, only to realize time hadn’t sped up….it had simply stopped.

He found the first proof on Saturday morning, stepping into the crisp autumn air. The world hadn’t shattered or faded; it had merely caught its breath mid-exhale. A stray yellow leaf hovered inches above the dirt, refusing to surrender to gravity. Even the morning’s chores seemed locked in quiet rebellion against the forces of nature.

Larry smiled, pulling his coat tighter against the chill. For the first time in decades, there was nowhere left to be, and nothing left to finish.

Image by Me & Gemini

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100 Words

This is “Time Stand Still” by Rush

13 November 2026

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24 thoughts on “Time Is On My Side”

  7. I sometimes imagine what would happen if time literally stopped and only one person didn’t stop with it. For one thing, air would also be frozen and this person wouldn’t be able to breathe or even move. Yes, I know I’m being too literal, but that’s how my brain works.

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    1. I guess they’d need some sort of safe room with an endless supply of air at the ready and whatever else they might need to survive, but they’d have to be in there already because they’d have no way knowing when time would stop. Maybe a safe house would be better. I can be as literal as the next guy! Thanks, James.

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