Welcome to the Time Merchant Café — a place that appears when least expected, serving coffee strong enough to stir destiny. Behind the counter stands the Immortal Waiter, an ageless steward bound to the fates of his chosen patrons. Every sip may reveal a future — sometimes salvation, sometimes ruin — determined not only by fate, but by the Waiter’s own questionable moral compass and his idea of what constitutes a “happy ending.” His decisions are deliberate… though not always comfortable. And not always what you might choose for yourself.
These fantasy short stories explore love, loss, courage, and redemption through the timeless tension between fate and free will. Drawn from the Waiter’s Café Journals, they are fantasy short stories about fate and free will shaped by his deliberate — and sometimes unsettling — guidance.
If you were offered a glimpse of your future… would you accept it?
Choose a title below and step inside.
(Each cover opens its Amazon page.)
The Cafe is Always Open