by Cherise Papa | Jul 3, 2024 | Fantasy, Flash Fiction
Joyful shouting echoed in the large community pool, strangers thrashing around Jefferson as he argued with his friends. They were setting up a favorite game “sharks and minnows”, and they wanted Jefferson to be the shark first. Except he loathed being...
by Cherise Papa | Jun 26, 2024 | Flash Fiction, Paranormal
Purple magic rippled over the crowd as they swayed to the hard rhythm and demanding beat. Phones raised into the air tipped side to side, accompanied by drinks and empty hands, and when the vocalist opened his mouth, the crowd sang along to the lyrics. Each word was...
by Cherise Papa | Jun 19, 2024 | Flash Fiction, Paranormal
Did I write this during a miserable heat wave? Yes I did! Cars rumbled blow as Grim ran her fingers over the metal wires at the top of the suspension bridge. Each squeak of the tire or maddening honk was just another predictor that soon Grim’s stolen moment in...
by Cherise Papa | Jun 12, 2024 | Flash Fiction, Paranormal, Romance
The elderly woman swept through her small home, adjusting knickknacks here and straightening her old wedding photo one last time. “James, be sure to keep this place safe while I’m gone.” She stared at her wedding photo, taking note of her husband....
by Cherise Papa | Jun 5, 2024 | Flash Fiction, Paranormal, Romance
The dragon shifter dragged a clawed finger along her cheek, the tip pressing against her smooth skin. Her chest rose and fell as her breathing quickened, her pulse at her neck shuddering deliciously. “That gemstone,” he whispered lowly, his...
by Cherise Papa | May 29, 2024 | Flash Fiction, Horror
Tendrils of smoke twisted from the carcasses of town buildings and broken bodies lay strewn through the streets, dried blood splattered everything else. The stench of death and explosives burned the approaching man’s nose, but he did nothing to escape it. Nor...
by Cherise Papa | May 22, 2024 | Fantasy, Flash Fiction
The guard checks my anti-magic cuffs before shoving me into a dark cell I haven’t spent time in yet. With no window, the air is stagnant and ripe with memories of the last victim. But they don’t know I don’t need a window to escape. I half listen to...
by Cherise Papa | May 15, 2024 | Flash Fiction, Paranormal, Romance
The man next to me at the bar scanned the room, hunger marring his expression. I watched him with casual interest, unbothered as I tried to forget through my own drinks. There was something odd about him. Sure, this bar seemed to collect the...
by Cherise Papa | May 8, 2024 | Flash Fiction, Horror, Paranormal
Claws scraped against the basement door at the bottom of the stairs, and a shiver rushed down Jesse’s spine as the angry thing below whined between each stroke. The hinges rattled harder, and whatever lay beyond picked up its desperate pacing. Jesse didn’t...
by Cherise Papa | May 1, 2024 | Flash Fiction, Paranormal, Romance
His breath skims my neck, its chill sending shivers down my spine. My heart pounds, my pulse thrumming beneath his deadly touch. Everything broken inside of me wants to give in, to accept the life he offers. One without pain, without suffering. Just pleasure and...
