My Everyday Dose of Doom

By clint wood

He called it his everyday dose of doom. Then it called back.

Marcus Bell has a ritual. Every morning at 6:47 AM, before his eyes are fully open, he reaches for his phone. Headlines. Disasters. Scandals. The comment sections, which are always the most honest part. It's the only thing that makes his hollow corporate life, his dying marriage, his quiet desperation feel a little less lonely. As long as the world is ending somewhere, his own implosion feels less urgent.

Then his phone dies. And he finds another one-sleek, black, unmarked. Warm to the touch. No apps. No clock. Just a search bar, blinking patiently.

The first search is a coincidence. The second is a pattern. By the third, Marcus understands: whatever he searches for comes true. Not conjured from nothing-amplified. Made bigger. Made real.

He tells himself he's just watching. Just anticipating. Just accelerating what's already happening.

But the phone is getting warmer. The stories are getting bigger. And the countdown has begun.

47 DAYS.

My Everyday Dose of Doom is a haunting, darkly funny, and ultimately hopeful psychological thriller about addiction, obsession, and the terrifying power of attention-perfect for fans of Black Mirror, The Midnight Library, and Severance.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HJCW8YCX
• ISBN13: 9798173178251
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 36 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"