Anachronis Eats

Retail time travel has become a reality and people have an appetite for the past. When Anachronis Eats delivery driver trainee Reggie and his trainer Bo receive an order to pick up a pizza from a restaurant in 1985 they shimmer through the Amazon/Pepsi-Cola Prime Time Temporal Portal into commoditized 1980s where tourists from the 21st century crowd the past, seeking to relive their youth and which fuel a nostalgia-industry that turns the “retail” past into a caricature of itself. Reggie and Bo just want to have fun before they grab the order, things go awry. Chased by hired goons and resentful locals, Reggie and Bo need to find a way home and get the pizza delivered on time.

The short story of 7,200 words is available to listen to on the Mixtape Stories podcast released January 8, 2024

It is available to read in Wattpad and Inkitt.