Prester is a small town known for it`s churches.  It is a peculiar little town as the main character, Cecelia figures out fast.  
Cecelia has come the to set up a car renal business but first she needs to find a place to live.  The town`s real estate agent, Mr. Philips, take her around town to help her find a place.  It turns out, the only buildings in town are churches.
“The mouths of all the churches were gaping open. Inside, lights could be seen dimly. “I can go up to a hundred and ten,” Cecelia said. “Do you have any buildings here that are not churches?” “None,” said Mr. Phillips. “Of course, many of our fine church structures also do double duty as something else.” He indicated a handsome Georgian façade. “That one,” he said, “houses the United Methodist and the Board of Education. The one next to it, which is the Antioch Pentecostal, has the barbershop.”

The first room Mr. Philips shows Cecelia is a room with 4 church bells hanging in the middle of it.  Cecelia asks if the ring.


“Three times a day,” Mr. Phillips said, smiling. “Morning, noon, and night. Of course when they’re rung you have to be pretty quick at getting out of the way. You get hit in the head by one of these babies and that’s all she wrote.”

As I read the story I got a very creepy feeling about the town.  By the end, I saw I had more cause than I thought.  This is an extremely well written story and I really enjoyed it!  Highly recommended!  You can read it here.


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