by Cherise Papa | Sep 16, 2022 | Fantasy, Flash Fiction
Chaz’s hand dropped from the lyre strings as he watched his best friend get roasted by a column of fire. They were supposed to be defeating the dragon and bringing its head back for glory and fame. Maybe they should have waited until they had a little more experience...
by Cherise Papa | Sep 8, 2022 | Flash Fiction, Steampunk
Sirens screeched as Jeremy tried to see through the hot steam filling the small engine room. If he didn’t get the engine under control, the blimp would crash. “Let me,” his grizzly captain growled, the steel edge of his wrench digging into...
by Cherise Papa | Sep 3, 2022 | Fantasy, Flash Fiction
I’ve decided to make a #vss365 ongoing story about a dragon in honor of my dragon obsessed kids. We’ll see how this goes. – Feb 20, 2018 Some #infiltrate castles. I prefer a head-on attack, though it helps when you can fly over the walls, the arrows...
by Cherise Papa | Aug 31, 2022 | Flash Fiction, Horror
The Halloween Surprise I inch open my front door, weakly offering my plastic cauldron of chocolate to the toothy grins on my spiderweb-decorated porch. “Trick or treat!” a bright blue fairy princess and a Spiderman sing as they dip their mittened fingers...
by Cherise Papa | Aug 22, 2022 | Writing
School started for my oldest two in early August. It’s been chaos to settle into a new writing routine between a new schedule, sleep deprivation, and the first illnesses of the season. The goal was to spend some time writing after I got back from dropping off my...
