&quot;Forgive me, father, for I have sinned.&quot; There was something odd about the voice. Almost as though the speaker was trying to keep from laughing as he said it. &quot;How long has it been...&quot; &quot;Oh, I've never been in a confessional, father.&quot; He paused. &quot;Actually, I don't think I've ever actually set foot in a church, Catholic or otherwise.&quot; &quot;Well, then,&quot; the priest replied, &quot;you probably have a lot you wish to get off your chest.&quot; &quot;Oh, you have _no_ idea, father.&quot; And he began listing his sins. In detail. The priest sat there, horrified by what he heard. If even _half_ of what was said was true... Finally, the priest had enough. &quot;My son,&quot; he exclaimed, &quot;if you truly wish to repent your sins, I think you should go to the police, first...&quot; Finally, he laughed. &quot;Father, I don't wish to repent. I wish to _brag_! Besides, what could the police do? All God could do was cast me out of Heaven!&quot; The priest froze. _No!_ he thought. &quot;Let me start again, so you'll understand. &quot;Fear me, father, for I _am_ sin!&quot; 2008-05-11T18:31:52Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/27231 <p>Great concept, and your dialogue is superb.</p> <p>LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/27231?basename=61631 2008-05-11T18:31:52Z Ridcully Calvert http://ficlets.com/authors/user_joon <p>The idea of satan in a confessional is fantastic! I can&#8217;t help but fear for the priest &#8230;</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/27231?basename=56322 2008-04-14T20:07:35Z thebetweenspace http://ficlets.com/authors/thebetweenspace <p>I had a stray thought about what Satan would do if he went into a confessional. Would he go there to confess or to gloat? The last line was actually the first line I wrote. I just knew I wanted to end it on that note.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/27231?basename=55587 2008-04-11T04:23:04Z Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus) http://ficlets.com/authors/capital_w_writer <p>Whoa, awesome concept. The last line was sorta like the icing on the cake.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/27231?basename=55563 2008-04-11T01:38:06Z flute faerie http://ficlets.com/authors/user_6061 <p> WOW ! Cool! The twist was a very nice touch, exspecially the ending.<br />LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/27231?basename=55471 2008-04-10T20:12:12Z Blusparrow http://ficlets.com/authors/blusparrow <p>This is brilliant, absolutely brilliant. I agree with Melia, the foreshadowing is great. And the last line really pulls the whole thing together, without revealing too much. Sequel coming up?</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/27231?basename=55402 2008-04-10T15:51:23Z Saint Chuck http://ficlets.com/authors/chuck_thelove <p>Nice twist! Thought this was excellent &#8211; great foreshadowing at the beginning leading up to an exciting twist. I love ficlets that can tell a whole story in such a limited space and you pulled it off well!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/27231?basename=55386 2008-04-10T11:50:32Z Melia http://ficlets.com/authors/melia