Josh Ripperger
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A Slice of Time
The tiny brass bell connected to the door rings as you step into the ’50s themed diner. The checkered floors are disturbed by vast islands consisting of red upholstered booths and stools. Every seat is full. A low roar of speech blends itself with the slow jazz emitting from the jukebox in the corner. At the far end of the restaurant is a bar with trays of dessert littered about its surface. You aren’t sure how you got here. A man wearing all black and a white choker made of cloth scurries towards you. You cock your head and wait for the strange man to make the first move. He says,
By Josh Ripperger4 years ago in Fiction
The Family Farm
Demons can smell out a troubled soul quicker than a pile of shit can attract a swarm of flies, and we had an infestation of both. It was the middle of summer when I went to visit my dying father. The crops were half-grown, my clothes clung to my skin, my throat was dry, and I was tired of driving.
By Josh Ripperger5 years ago in Fiction
The Confession
Being shoved into a small brown confessional was not how I wanted to start my day. The makeshift room was dark, and the only light that could be seen was a small candle resting on a stump. A single chair was placed next to the earthly table and the two guards escorting me forced me into it. Once I was seated, the two robed wardens tied my arms behind my back and then wrapped my feet as well. When they finished, one of the guards knocked on the wall in front of me and a piece of it slid to the side revealing a masked figure behind a wall of mesh.
By Josh Ripperger5 years ago in Fiction
