by Cherise Papa | Aug 11, 2023 | Life
My baby set off to Kindergarten earlier this week, and my oldest (late elementary) has been deeply concerned about me being home alone working. So she’s been leaving her favorite stuffy on my work chair each morning before she goes to school. I can’t...
by Cherise Papa | Aug 10, 2023 | Action/Thriller, Flash Fiction
Introducing yesterday’s flash fiction! I glared down my arm into her furious eyes. She strained against my hand pressed into her mouth, but I kept her pegged to the ground, my knees and other arm keeping her arms and legs from throwing me off. “You’re the one...
by Cherise Papa | Aug 10, 2023 | Reading List
My July Reads were a mixed bag, but I really loved a few of them. I absolutely loved Only a Monster by Vanessa Len. It’s a YA time-travel romance, where the main female lead is the monster, as in the bad guy. It’s been on my TBR for a while now, and July...
by Cherise Papa | Aug 10, 2023 | Fantasy, Flash Fiction, Paranormal
Presenting my flash fiction from the prompt on Wednesday, August 2, 2023! I slide along the bookshelves as I follow the pull inside my gut. A name is calling to me, urgency in every throb of the pull. The magic of the universe stops me, and my arm shakes as I reach...
by Cherise Papa | Aug 10, 2023 | Fantasy, Flash Fiction, Horror
A bit late in posting, but here is my story for the prompt on July 26, 2023. Music captivated the crowd despite the bard setting her lyre down. Her singing cut through the roaring bonfire and the ocean splashing against the cliffside below, each word lulling her...
