For a Limited Time Only

by Peng Shepherd

Genres: Science Fiction

Synopsis

A time-traveling salesman searches for the moments that truly matter in this poignant short story from nationally bestselling author Peng Shepherd.

Russ commutes to work—not across town but through time. An ambitious employee stuck in Oracle Marketing Solutions’ mundane “near past” division, he longs for the excitement of ancient eras and distant futures. But Oracle’s secretive management has refused every one of his transfer requests, and Russ can’t understand why…until he makes a devastating discovery about his own timeline.

Peng Shepherd’s For a Limited Time Only is part of The Time Traveler’s Passport, an unforgettable collection of stories about memory, identity, and choice curated by New York Times bestselling anthologist John Joseph Adams. Watch time fly as you read or listen to each short story in a single sitting.

Release date: November 3, 2025

Publisher: Amazon Original Stories

Print pages: 39