The Shape of Time

The Shape of Time

Is time strictly linear, the clock ticking relentlessly forward infinitely, second-by-second? Or, could time take different shapes, perhaps as a circle, a spiral, or maybe even a more organic form, such as the tributaries of a river? For Orion Magazine, Priya Subberwal examines various metaphors for marking time amid end-stage capitalism, man-made suffering, climate change, and queerness, wondering which helps us to gaze into the present and fut…