Here's a secret, and it's true. There is an extra hour between late afternoon and early evening that can last a lifetime, but it is only available for a special kind of people: those under nine years old.
This time of the day can unexpectedly appear at any time of the year. However, most recordings of this type of phenomenon are located either in the depths of particularly cold winters, or around dusk in the yummiest summers, just when the air starts to get perfectly cool. Some call it the Merkgar.
At these magical hours, portals to other worlds can be opened. Adventures that will know no end start there. But the Merkgar can go on and on, through jumps in time, for each experience can and does continue in the subconscious of an adult. There is a catch, tough. We cannot act freely in the new realm while simply dreaming, and so what we all long for is to get back to our particular Narnia during particular bits of restless sleep.
Mine has been long and changing. I have seen many unimaginable lands throughout my travels. It all started one uncomfortable autumn afternoon, at the doctor's waiting room...
