Paul Samael

The Pick Up

Should you ever lay a hand on someone else's child?  A short story (11,000 words) about bringing up children, media hysteria and building sand castles.  Available free of charge as an ebook from Smashwords or Feedbooks or as a PDF from Scribd.  

"[A] good story, well told" (Tom Lichtenberg - click here for full review).  For more background to this story, see this blog posting.

Agricultural Production in the Sudan

A very short story about sunflowers, a Sheikh and the desire to change the world.  Does not contain any useful statistics about Sudanese agriculture (sorry). Download free of charge as an ebook from either Smashwords or Feedbooks, or as a PDF from Scribd.  

"[A]n entirely adept and subtle short story;  this one will stay with - and likely haunt - me for some time to come." (Bernard Fancher - click here for full review).  "A gem" (Michael Graeme). For more about this story, see this blog posting:  Who's the Sheikh?  

The Hardest Word

A short story about the banking crisis (about 9000 words).  "A fast-moving, tense and compelling drama" (Tom Lichtenberg - click here for full review).

Download it free of charge as an ebook from either Smashwords or Feedbooks or as a PDF from Scribd. For more about this story, see these blog postings:

Aquarium

A novella about the white hot but slightly malodorous breath of technology.  Either engagingly quirky or irritatingly whimsical, depending on your point of view.  Contains fish. Click on the picture to download free PDF.

See this blog entry for background.