"The Dabblers," by W. F. Harvey
Collected in The Beast with Five Fingers (1928); read well by Tol for PseudoPod 930, July 26th, 2024
3,319 words
I really enjoy the little seemingly pointless details of this type of story, with the storyteller and his listeners bickering and interjecting, which all adds up to something convincing, even realistic. And I do sense something sinister, though far from supernatural, behind "Father Confessor, I'd rather kiss you."
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