Collector
It began when three-year-old Jerry watched Father drop Mother to her knees by raising an eyebrow. His developing personhood vibrated knowing that Father could exert domain over Mother so easily. Jerry’s being glows watching Father’s sway over his congregants. He notices it is only over females — and children. He spies through the peephole, into Father’s special church basement room.
Jerry has his own church now; his own special church basement room. His sermons prime the women and children. He gets into their heads first, then their bodies. Their souls then migrate out of them — held captive in his collection.
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This image creeps the heck out of me. Can you tell?
Rochelle Wisoff-Fields is the host of Friday Fictioneers.
Tao-Talk 
Did I notice …. Lisa…. yes just a bit 😀😀
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:) Thanks, Willow. I don’t think I could have written anything else to this image.
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Brillant 💜
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<3
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That’s really scary, Lisa! 👍👻
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Yes it is. Thanks, Yasan.
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You’re most welcome, Lisa. Have a great day! ☺️
I’ll try playing with magnetic poetry soon, but my internet connection is constantly crashing…
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Powerful and terrible stuff, Lisa
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Thank you, Neil. The image has bad juju.
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Well that’s just horrific. Sounds like it’s time for another man to come in and rescue this “church,” perhaps with a shotgun.
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I’d vote for that.
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Creepy indeed; but you convey it perfectly. Thanks (I guess)
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Ron, this is one that wrote itself. It speaks for many lost souls. Thank you.
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I agree about the image. And unfortunately about those kinds of “leaders” who prey on the vulnerable. (K)
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Not sure if you heard they are naming names of co-conspirators for the evil one himself. No not him, his best buddy.
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It won’t make any difference. None of them will ever be held to account for their evil deeds.
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:( I pray you are wrong.
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This image is definitely an invitation to the dark side. Good one, Lisa.
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Nancy, thanks. I hope to be able to write a sequel where the collector is neutralized.
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Cool idea, Li! You’re most welcome.
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like father, like son. when will it stop?
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Soon, I hope!
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Good gawd, Lisa! That was perfectly creepy for this photo!
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I’ll take perfectly creepy. Thanks! I want to write a part 2 and will if next week’s photo cooperates.
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Ooohhh… looking forward to it! (You just have to make it work ;-) )
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I’m sure your poem’s true somewhere, as for the photo, ugh!
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Unfortunately so, Paul. Yes, it triggered a visceral response for me.
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Whao. You really put the devil into religion with this one.
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Amen :)
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