Sales Talk

A weary salesman named Bill Bennett decides he’s had enough of his dead‑end job and the looming chaos of a world teetering on the brink. After a stint selling sewing machines on the Moon, he returns to his office with a bold plan: he’s inherited a functioning time‑machine from his late uncle and intends to use it to flee the coming catastrophe. His boss, skeptical but amused, watches as Bill declares he’ll leave Earth with his wife Molly and their two spirited fox‑terriers, aiming for a distant future where humanity’s troubles are long behind them.

The story follows Bill’s frantic preparations, the quirky banter with Molly, and the odd mishaps that accompany an impromptu departure. As they load a modest bundle of belongings—including a beloved sewing machine—into the time‑machine, the couple’s optimism clashes with the uncertainty of what lies millions of years ahead. Listeners are drawn into a mix of humor, speculative wonder, and the bittersweet tug of leaving everything familiar behind.