Time was a slippery fish that refused to be hooked.

After starting his third conversation in a row with the phrase "back in my day" Ben realized with a shock that he was old.

Repeat, his mind was stuck on repeat.

The older Shelley got the more dead people she knew.

Her guitar was a rocketship. 

Unsociable media and uncharitable giving were his specialties.

They played guns while real soldiers died.