The Possessor

By Kalifer Deil

Three short stories. The Possessor and Thomas Messenger are short Serlingesque pieces. The possessor is a short story about a collector who finally got his prize possession, the Emerald Jay, but at a price he could ill afford. Thomas Messenger is about a woman who was taught to stop talking and start listening by an Angel. The Jungle teaches that the guide may be the most dangerous animal.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kalifer Deil
• Release date: Sep 22, 2010
• ISBN: 9781452381473

Kalifer Deil

Kalifer Deil is the pen name of Gary Feierbach a Silicon Valley computer software and hardware engineer. His technical publications are under Gary Feierbach. All others are under Kalifer Deil. He has a BA in Physics and Mathematics and an MS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.He has worked on computer architecture, design, engineering management, and systems and application software for NASA, Intergraph, Sun and Apple.He has only recently devoted most of his time to writing. Most of his works would be classified as hard science fiction. Hopefully it is in the spirit of Issac Asimov but generally a bit more gritty and less inhibited. Please visit his website http://www.kaliferdeil.com for some free stories, poems and other oddities or go to http://www.speculativescience.com for more information

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The Possessor

By Kalifer Deil

Published by Speculative Science Publishing at Smashwords

Copyright 2010 Kalifer Deil

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The characters and their portrayal are the products of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to persons living or dead is coincidental.

Second Edition, Revised 8/31/2012

Table of Contents

The Possessor - A short story about a collector of art objects. He finally got his prized possession, the Emerald Jay, but at a price he could ill afford.

Thomas Messenger - A short story about a woman taught to stop talking and start hearing by an Angel. The method was straightforward but quite unconventional.

The Jungle - A trip to the Amazon can be dangerous but that may be due