Comments on 'Our Mother'"Father." He looked up at the old priest sitting by his bed.
"Yes, my son," Father McKinnon said, startled by the suddenness of conversation.
"The others here, the other priests, they all think I'm mad." It wasn't a question, but a statement.
"I will not lie to you," McKinnon said, sadly. "There are those here who consider your tale that of someone who has taken leave of his senses."
The man smiled. "Something amuses you?" McKinnon asked him.
"Oh, yes, Father," he said, smiling wider. "You and your brothers believe in your God who you have read about in the Bible, but have never seen first hand, and are considered holy."
McKinnon wasn't sure he liked the man's tone. "But when I tell you of the gods I have seen with my own eyes, I am considered insane."
He turned his head, looking behind McKinnon. "But perhaps she can convince you I'm right."
McKinnon was found the next day, huddled in the corner of the room, alone, muttering over and over, "Our mother, who art in darkness, unhallowed by thy name..."2008-03-30T19:34:59Zhttp://ficlets.com/feed/story/26314Comment on Our Mother<p>I love this! Watching a movie or hearing a story of someone possessed just really interestes me. Ghosts do too. Maybe because most people don’t believe in them.<br />LoA</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/26314?basename=529402008-03-30T19:34:59ZBlusparrowhttp://ficlets.com/authors/blusparrowComment on Our Mother<p>Ficlets is giving me a lot of practise writing stories in the ‘weird fiction’ style of the great Howard Phillips Lovecraft. If you’re never read any of Lovecraft’s works, you really should. He was an amazing author, and there’s a huge number of authors who continue working on the Cthulhu Mythos under the group Diver’s Hands (including such famous authors as Stephen King).</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/26314?basename=527832008-03-30T15:08:59ZCapital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus)http://ficlets.com/authors/capital_w_writerComment on Our Mother<p>Creepy. one believes w/o seeing and the other is possessed.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/26314?basename=527732008-03-30T14:47:11ZSKermitgorfhttp://ficlets.com/authors/kermitgorfComment on Our Mother<p>I really like this!! It reminds me of the Exorcist. I hope you continue this series.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/26314?basename=527652008-03-30T14:17:10ZArtist_Girlhttp://ficlets.com/authors/artist_girlComment on Our Mother<p>In case anyone was wondering: Yes, I’ve been re-reading a lot of H.P. Lovecraft lately. I just <em>love</em> the Cthulhu mythos.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/26314?basename=527622008-03-30T12:56:59ZCapital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus)http://ficlets.com/authors/capital_w_writer