by Cherise Papa | Jul 25, 2025 | Horror
I’ve been pretty absent in the writing world the past few months. Work keeps me busy, a good kind of busy!, but health problems have limited what I do outside of it. Right now my kids are on summer break, and I’m trying to enjoy them as much as I can...
by Cherise Papa | May 14, 2025 | Flash Fiction, Literary
Jeremy clenched his fists in his lap as he watched the couple from the pews. The bride stared into the groom’s proud eyes, and the pastor smiled as he prattled on as if this was the most joyous occasion. The wedding was decorated like happiness. A respected...
by Cherise Papa | Mar 26, 2025 | Flash Fiction, Paranormal
My eyes snapped open to the darkness of my oversized coffin. The air tasted stale, cold. My arm was outstretched across cold sheets, an abandoned pillow. Jessica. My fingers grasped at the unlocked latch, the lid lifting to reveal an empty room. I stalked from...
by Cherise Papa | Mar 13, 2025 | Life, Teaching
Today was bittersweet. This past year, I developed and taught an online, specialty character creation course for high school students. Four mini-courses of four classes each. It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done but also the most magical. Each class...
by Cherise Papa | Jan 1, 2025 | Fantasy, Flash Fiction
Happy New Year! A weather-worn piano awaits in the center of overgrown portals, moss and vines obscuring the stone bases. My throat dries. No one had warned me music was the key to the portals, only constantly reminding me that I was the chosen one, that I was...
