by Cherise Papa | Jul 2, 2023 | Flash Fiction, Paranormal
Introducing the flash for Wednesday, June 21, 2023! “Please, let me stay longer,” a boy begged his stern aunt. She pursed her lips, glancing at the last straggler to leave the cemetery. Mist curled in from the lake beyond the winter barren trees, and...
by Cherise Papa | Jul 2, 2023 | Goals, Writing
I’ve been struggling writing daily since I got sick back in February. Yesterday I realized it was the end of June, that my WotF entry wasn’t ready, and I just didn’t have it in me to finish it after a long day of work and more freelancing, so I...
by Cherise Papa | Jun 20, 2023 | Reading List
We’re halfway through June and I’m only now realizing I never posted my reads for May. Normally I put this on Instagram, but I’ve learned the SEO ways and am putting it here first now! I picked up The Last Necromancer by C.J. Archer, well, because...
by Cherise Papa | Jun 19, 2023 | Life
I challenged my kids to read 50 books this summer. They were nervous, as they’re all in elementary or younger, but they took on the challenge bravely. The rule is the books have to be chapbooks or novels. I have set up an equivalency system for picture books...
by Cherise Papa | Jun 16, 2023 | Flash Fiction, Horror
Here’s my story for the prompt for Wednesday June 15, 2023. This was really tripped me up, but I finally got something I liked. Dozens of lifeless spindly trees twisted out from the murky water. A deep mist blurred the thinnest of branches and calmed the voices....
