Confession

A short story to last you a lifetime

Overview

It’s us, the devout, who are expected to confess to our pastors.  But what if our faith could, in turn, confess its darker secrets to us? 

A silent dialogue between a businessman and a priest takes place against the backdrop of a papal address humming through the Vatican plaza, questioning uncomfortable truths of the Catholic faith and exploring what really goes on in the minds of the devout… of any faith.

A work of fiction written in the author’s signature “thought-stream” style, Confession pulls you into its racing pulse and doesn’t let go even after you’ve read the last word. It breaks through the established walls of the practice of confession in Christianity and brings to light questions about faith and religion that remain debated to this day.

Author’s note: Originally written in 2001, Confession lay unpublished in a drawer until 2012, when I finally realized I was not, in fact, immortal, and should get busy publishing all the stories I had brought into this world.

Book info

Genre: Literary fiction / short story

Page count: 64 pages

Price: $3.99

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Praise

A journey from contempt to wonder to envy to lust to holiness (and back). Brilliant portrayal of humanity's encounter with the Holy.

— J.H. Bunting
Author and Founder, The Write Practice

Confession reminds me how art and life co-mingle; and that it isn’t just about experiencing the ‘artifact’ of the art but that the art itself is an extension of life, as if it were written for that moment for a reader to experience. I believe true art is that way. In that respect, I would place Birgitte’s work as a true work of art.  

— Don Thompson
Author, playwright, and film producer

Birgitte Rasine’s Confession brilliantly traverses mind and soul, intuition and intellect, history and timelessness, reaching deftly into the deeper meaning and life purpose reflected in the profound and inane alike.  Sparked by a personal journey of the author’s own, Confession is sure to stop us in our tracks, providing an unexpected speed bump in our fast paced journey—a speed bump just abrupt enough to let the cup of cold water bring us to awareness.  By all means, allow yourself to taste the wisdom found here. There’s nothing quite like it!  

— Jim Young, Ed.D.
Spiritual author and inspirational speaker
Chancellor Emeritus, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
President Emeritus, State University of New York at Potsdam