In a remote outpost battered by a blizzard, a frostbitten stranger's dire warning sets the stage for terror as dark shapes in the storm close in, and something unnatural awakens within.

The Time Merchants - Episode 6: Quantum Choices

Today, we’re in Palo Alto, 1980, where Minh faces a pivotal decision: embrace cutting-edge quantum tech or risk his vision of true freedom. It’s a story of innovation, trust, and the high stakes of staying independent. Let’s dive in.

In this episode of The Time Merchant, Leah Morgan uncovers deeper layers of corruption within the Timekeepers’ system. As she pieces together the truth behind their manipulation of time, a dangerous new threat emerges, forcing her to navigate a web of surveillance, intrigue, and betrayal. With each revelation, Leah’s fight for justice becomes a race against the clock—because in a world where time is currency, those who bend the rules hold all the power. Don’t miss this thrilling chapter in Leah’s journey!

This Episode uses Artificial Voice Narration provided by Eleven Labs Dot IO.

The music is by Children of Drone, 'Track 8,' and it can be found on the Internet Archive.

Five years after escaping war-torn Vietnam, Minh Phan is rebuilding his life in Palo Alto, California. In the chaos of his makeshift garage workshop, he’s on the verge of creating a revolutionary system that could change the way the world thinks about money. But as hope arrives in the form of a mysterious investor, Minh discovers that innovation comes with risks—and the path forward may be rougher than he ever imagined.

This Episode uses Artificial Voice Narration provided by Eleven Labs Dot IO.

The music is by Children of Drone, 'Track 8,' and it can be found on the Internet Archive.

Merry Christmas! Another flash fiction for Christmas Day.

Day 12 - Christmas Bonus Story - Christmas Of Silence

Here's a Christmas Eve bonus horror story, Porcelain Christmas. Please enjoy. Okay, maybe enjoy isn't the right thing to say.

Day 10 - Christmas Bonus Story - Hymn of the Xombies

Where the hymn begins, the ice never ends.

When a cursed choir freezes Winter Hollow under a deadly blizzard, their haunting hymn turns townspeople into icy puppets. Evelyn and Jonah must brave the storm and face the Frostborn to ring a sacred bell—their only chance to shatter the curse and save the town. Hymn of the Xombies is a spine-chilling tale of survival against the relentless grip of winter’s wrath.

Day 9 - Christmas Bonus Poem - The Black Candle

In the square, it stands alone,

A candle black as polished stone.

Its flame does flicker, cold and slight,

But casts no warmth, no blessed light.

Each night it burns, a mournful call,

A shadow stretches, cloaks the hall.

A scream is swallowed, sharp and dire,

Lost within the phantom fire.

The town grows silent, breath held tight,

Who’ll be the next to meet the night?

The candle waits, its hunger deep,

For souls it claims will never sleep.