The Confessional

By A.K. Kuykendall

Altar Boy Reinhold Commons Webster was an innocent child—scholarly, devout—whose trials and tribulations weighed heavily upon him. He continually prayed for deliverance, but in the end, only Lucifer answered.

WINNER: Literary Titan Book Awards - Gold Medal

The Websters were devout Catholics who, like all the families within their parish, stood steadfastly in service of the church. They even prayed that their only son, Reinhold, would one day become a priest. When he became an Altar Server, it seemed as if their dream might come true.

Yet deep within the church lay secrets too painful to consider, too scary to fathom—a horror too excruciating for anyone to dare seek give it an audience.

EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS a short story with a peerless message, based on true events—an execrable horror parable that will take the reader into the darkest corners of the mind, where fictional events may be just a bit too real for comfort. [DRM-Free]

INCLUDES a special sneak preview of A.K. Kuykendall's horror novel, The Possession.

 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Evolved Publishing LLC
• Release date: Mar 7, 2019
• ISBN: 9781622533565

A.K. Kuykendall

A.K. KUYKENDALL was born in Albany, Georgia, but grew up as a military brat on the Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH), and later at the Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base in Jacksonville, North Carolina. He is married to Magdiel Kuykendall (the love of his life) and, together, they are the proud parents of three sons—Felix, Kal-El, and Jor-El—two of whom are legally named after the Kryptonian House of El due to the author’s affinity for the story of Superman. He’s a corporate executive chef by trade, but his true passion in life is writing thought-provoking novels that blend the concepts of fact and fiction. His writing career has been heavily inspired and influenced by Rod Serling and his classic ‘60s television series, The Twilight Zone, and by The Mercury Theatre’s October 30, 1938 broadcast of “The War of the Worlds” over the Columbia Broadcasting System radio. He was then and still is wholly enthralled with the way these two examples showcased ordinary people in extraordinary situations. He especially loved the remarkable plot twists common to The Twilight Zone stories, and the fright manifested by H.G. Wells. When he’s not writing, he finds comfort in heading out to the golf course with his son and golf partner, Jor-El, where they altogether embarrass themselves on the fairway. He both creates and resides in Ruskin, Florida. To view his complete biography, please visit his website, where “truth reads through fiction.”

Book preview

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THE CONFESSIONAL

A Short Story

Copyright © 2019 A.K. Kuykendall

Cover Art Copyright © 2019 D. Robert Pease

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ISBN (EPUB Version): 1622533569

ISBN-13 (EPUB Version): 978-1-62253-356-5

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Editor: Lane Diamond

Interior Designer: Lane Diamond

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PUBLISHER’S NOTE:

At the end of this short story of approximately 5,238 words, you will a Special Sneak Preview of this author’s novel THE POSSESSION, the first book from his Writer’s Block series of horror novels. We provide this as a FREE extra service, and you should in no way consider it a part of the price you paid for this short story. We hope you will both appreciate and enjoy the opportunity. Thank you.

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Disclaimer:

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are products of the author’s imagination, or the author has used them fictitiously.

WRITER’S BLOCK

Book 1: The Possession

Book 2: Purgatory (Coming 2020)

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The Confessional (A Short Story)

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CONSPIRATOR’S ODYSSEY

Book 1: Imperium Heirs (Coming 2019)

Book 2: Sovereign Ichor (Coming 2021)

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Author’s Website:

www.TheWriterOfBooks.com

Publisher’s Website

A.K. Kuykendall

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What Others Are Saying about A.K. Kuykendall’s Books:

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THE POSSESSION

A.K. Kuykendall blurs the lines between fact and fiction to conjure a true nightmare.

Shane KP O’Neill, Author of The Lucifer Agenda Series

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I honestly feel that you’re a gifted writer.

Michael Garrett (Credited as Stephen King’s First Editor)

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It’s got such a chilling vibe to it, it draws you in even when you want to put it down and pretend it’s not there.

Cianna Elizabeth

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The Reader can see the inspiration for the novel in many sources, like The Exorcist, or a Stephen King or Dean Koontz book, but the plot twists and turns were definitely something new and interesting that I hadn’t seen before. I was blown away!

Jodi Henkiel

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If you are into Stephen King, or Dean Koontz, or those types of dark horror books, you are going to LOVE this book. It’s AWESOME. Kept me up at night a few times.

Heather Badgwell

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Although admittedly inspired by The Exorcist, you’ll be hard-pressed to find scenes or symbols in A.K. Kuykendall’s Writer’s Block that are not unique."

Serenity J. Banks

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I was fascinated with the historical aspects of the story and liked the way it was woven throughout the plot.

Heather Chisholm

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IMPERIUM HEIRS

A very distinct voice!

K. D. Payne, Odyssey Reviews

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A great story line!

Simon Barrett, Blogger News Network

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A proposed series ... It may work!

Jack Quick, Book Bitch

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"A compulsive