Collections, stories, and novellas — all available on Kindle and Kindle Unlimited.
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Full-Length Works
Burn
Tam, a forty-year-old musician grappling with unemployment and the scars of a near-fatal suicide attempt, fights to reclaim his life. Amidst raw encounters with old friends, fiery relationships, chaotic football derbies, and midnight wanderings, he channels his inner fire through his guitar, pouring out songs of defiance and redemption.
Burn is a raw, unflinching tale of hitting rock bottom and rising from the ashes, laced with dark humour, passion, and the unyielding spirit of survival. Perfect for fans of gritty realism and stories that pulse with the rhythm of life’s hardest beats.
Note: Contains themes of depression, suicide, strong language, sexual content, and violence.
Follow the Light
Mick drifts through a haze of stolen nights, burning regrets, and raw encounters. From desert visions urging him to “follow the light” to passionate trysts with the spirited Emmy, dingy bars where whisky numbs the pain, chaotic football matches, and solitary guitar strums that echo his inner turmoil, he claws toward meaning amid the chaos of loss, love, and redemption.
Follow the Light is a raw, poetic mosaic of despair and defiance, infused with dark humour, gritty realism, and the unyielding beat of survival. Ideal for fans of introspective stories that capture the soul of Scottish life and the spark of human resilience.
Stories & Novellas
Miserable Bastards
A darkly comic story of Al, a washed-up writer drifting through one Glasgow day, haunted by regret, cheap drink, and half-remembered hope. It’s about friendship, absurdity, and the small mercies that keep us human.
Drinking with Frankie
Join Tam and his old mate Frankie for a raucous night on the lash in the heart of Glasgow. From the bus ride into the city to dodgy bars, sweaty rock gigs, flirty encounters, and bizarre propositions, their boozy adventure pulses with the raw energy of the streets with live music blaring, pints flowing, and the unbreakable bond of brotherhood holding it all together amid the chaos.
Drinking with Frankie is a rollicking, laugh-out-loud snapshot of Scottish nightlife, brimming with humour, heart, and the thrill of the unexpected. Ideal for fans of bar-hopping tales that capture the spirit of mates, music, and mischief.
Shelter
In the crisp chill of an October day in a quiet Scottish seaside town, a man wanders familiar paths, haunted by memories of lost friends, fleeting loves, and the relentless march of time. From rain-swept beaches to a dimly lit pub where guitars sing of thunder roads and wild horses, he confronts the ghosts of his past and the pulse of the present.
Shelter is a poignant, lyrical exploration of grief, connection, and the healing power of song. Ideal for readers who enjoy intimate tales of reflection and resilience amid life’s quiet storms.
The Valley Floor
A short story that begins with a corporate execution. You can read the opening chapter on the blog.
Collections
Shore
My latest collection, gathering work written between January and March 2026. Built out of real days, hard weather, music, and the need to make something real.
Death
Death is not a book about surrender. It is about the stubborn, ridiculous and beautiful business of staying alive.
Across nine stories and prose pieces, Paul Andrew Sneddon writes about fathers and sons, hospitals, pubs, pals, crows, rivers, music, lovers, illness and the ordinary people who keep moving beneath the shadow of death.
A ten-pound note becomes an act of love and memory. A Dylan record opens a door back to a father. A crowded bar dissolves into the silence of a hospital room. Two ageing lovers sit beside a river with a battered guitar. And through it all comes the same answer to the darkness:
Not yet.
Death is tender without sentimentality, funny without looking away and defiant without pretending that loss can be defeated.
A book about mortality, memory, friendship, love and refusing to become dead before you die.
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