Some stories are short. Sometimes they’re long.

Here’s a tale sizable enough to hold its own.

He Alone Can Stop Time. But What Will He Do With It?

Preston is a young man who geeks out on the weirdest hobbies. All he wants for Christmas is beaucoup bucks to make his mother’s wishes come true. He’s working two side hustles to make it all happen by the stroke of midnight New Year’s Eve.

But when a mysterious box filled with artifacts from the city’s past drops into his lap, Preston discovers that his magnificent obsessions are the key to bending time and unwrapping a future that he’s only begun to dream.

In this heartwarming seasonal novella, we are reminded of a glorious Christmas truth: the nerds shall inherit the earth.

“D’Agnese writes the most unusual and interesting books.” —Bookviews

Note: This novella also appears in my collection, Daggyland #3.