Southend U3A

Writing for Fun

January 2020

Seven Deadly Sins - Maureen Rampersaud

Initially, he thought of Pride when he heard, ‘The beauty of me is that I’m very rich. I’m proud of my net worth; I’ve done an amazing job. I’m not saying that to brag, because you know what, I don’t have to brag.’

Then he heard, ‘I just start kissing them. It's like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it.’

Lust, another from his list. Fr. Michael thought God had called him to smite seven different demons representing each of the deadly sins but as he scrolled down the quotes, he realised they were all embodied in one Lucifer incarnation.

Fr. Michael carefully packed his weapons and caught his flight.