Now You Can Believe...
by Christopher T. Dabrowski
Translated from Polish by Julia Mraczny
A rich man can believe that, thought Adam and stretched lazily.
It was the first Sunday after years when he could sleep in.
He praised God when the church authorities, plagued by a severe economic crisis, launched many services to bolster the budget.
Adam seized the opportunity.
He wished to buy a packet of morning Hail Marys for a month but decided to take one for the year instead. He bought the evening prayers as well. Such a deal!
This way, someone would pray on his behalf for a whole year.
Perfect with a year's package for substitute mass attendance.
© 2021 Christopher T. Dabrowski
Christopher T. Dabrowski has published in many places:
USA: "Escape" (2019 - Royal Hawaiian Press), "Anomaly"
(2020 - Royal Hawaiian Press)
Spain:"La fuga" (2019 - Royal Hawaiian Press), "Anomalia"
(2019 - Royal Hawaiian Press)
Germany: "Die Anomalie" (2020 - Der Romankiosk)
Poland: "Deathbirth" (2008 - Armoryka publishing house),
"Anima vilis" (2010 - Initium publishing house),
"Grobbing" (2012
- Novae Res publishing house),
"Deathbirth and other stories"
(2012 & 2017 - Agharta & Armoryka publishing house),
"Z życia Dr Abble" (2013 - Agharta publishing house),
"Orgazmokalipsa" (2016 - Alternatywne publishing house),
"Anomalia" (2016 - Forma publishing house),
"Ucieczka" (2017 - Dom Horroru publishing house) &
"Nie w inność" (2019 - Waspos publishing house.)
He has contributed to anthologies published in the USA, England,
Australia, Canada, Poland, Russia,
Germany & India, and has stories in PLAYBOY in the
Slovak, USA, English, Czech , Russian, Brasilian, Spanish,
Argentinian, German, Italian, Hungarian, Mexican, Albanian, &
Nigerian editions.
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