by Glaze72
............it was written, so you drew me into tha storyline. Well done. I hope to see much more of your work.
S
"Fertile Valley is a place where one man can make a difference."
A man of the cloth is sometimes better unclothed.
I did like this story.
Lue
This was a great story - A little far-fetched as a story line, but very well written and you had me hooked until the end. And I very much appreciated that the story was well written and well edited. I didn't notice more than one or two very minor errors! Great job! Thank you !
I hate long stories. But I loved this one. Believable, not at all but well told and well written.
whitford large control of mush area, parish council, what about sunday mass???
As previous commentators have said it stretches the imagination but in a good way. a further chapter beckons and even a miracle, who knows.
Five stars. If there were more it would deserve them. There is something about a well written tale that goes deep into the soul with a satisfied grunt. Keep at it.
An superbly written story. One would hope that this continues with more chapters. Thank you!
Loved it. Would very much like to see this story continue. Nice to see everyone coming to a very full filling and climactic conclusion.
Ah, wonderful.
I'm really getting a hang of that slow build up of your stories, giving your characters space to unfold and get real. The Murray family life, the priest's mom who knows/feels it all. The church women, themselves holding a much older tradition.
And, I must say, a very well done ending. An ending which is the beginning of years of rituals and senseful priesthood.
Thanks for writing and sharing your stories here, it is a pleasure to read.
Nice one! Great storytelling.
(But I stumbled on the mentioning of Swedish or Norwegian *Catholic* immigrants, must have been a really tiny group of people.)
I came here to read this tale a third time, one of my favs. A pagan ritual interwoven with modern everyday life. What a naughty idea, the moms of the parish bringing their virgin daughters to the priest, their priest, to deflower them. Over the years that shepherd will truly learn intimate insights into his herd. Who wouldnt want to take that job?
And the author has the talent to draw plausible scenes, let's the characters develop personality and the readers feel sympathy towards them all.
Great story. I went to a Catholic School for 12 years. Had the hots for many NUNS ... and several priests. In 5th grade the janitor was a nice man about 50. He liked me and after several months I seduced him during lunch. Yeah, I was sexy. When I went to confession I told the priests that I sucked dick and lusted on Nuns at night as I jerked off.