"Time's Portraiture (From: "The Doliver Romance and Other Pieces: Tales and Sketches")" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a short story from the beloved American author. In this tale, written as a letter to the readers of a Salem newspaper, the passage of time is addressed and examined. It discusses how time is always there, growing and passing alongside us. By humanizing such a grand and nebulous concept, the book helped it to be less scary to the tale's readers.