Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away. At least according to Philip K. Dick. But what if something unreal sticks around and lingers? Does it become real, or have you lost touch with reality? I’ve been away for a little while—a very short little while, actually—and yet it feels like a long stretch of time. The reason for that is, I believe, that reality was suspended for said little while. Time becomes strange when reality is suspended. A dream can feel ...
