They say the watchmaker on Church Street is so talented, his clockwork can slow time. Certainly, Mr Larson seems young for a shopkeeper. But he only smiles wearily when people ask him his secret. So many come and go that nobody notices he’s been working there since long before Dickens.
Dave Bradley’s words have appeared in publications such as Best Of British Science Fiction and Dorling Kindersley’s The Screen Traveller’s Guide, as well as various pop culture magazines and websites.
Wait a minute… are you saying they were watching without noticing for even a second that the sand wasn’t flowing in his hourglass? that the pendulum on his grandfather clock wasn’t swinging? that his clock wasn’t ticking? Although I read this in just a few moments, your story is timeless.