by Cherise Papa | Feb 21, 2024 | Flash Fiction, Paranormal
The fence was confused. It only had one job: to keep things in. It had been great at its job, too. Decades of keeping pets and children safe in its confines. But how did it keep something in that had no substance? Each living thing the fence protected had its own...
by Cherise Papa | Feb 14, 2024 | Flash Fiction, Horror, Romance
This week is a double feature! A Sweet Romance Wind ripped through my hair as I stood at the edge, my eyes closed. My toes curled in the dirt. Waves crashed against the cliff below, and friends and classmates shouted and laughed. All I needed to do was jump. Yet my...
by Cherise Papa | Feb 7, 2024 | Fantasy, Flash Fiction, Horror
This flash fiction is extra fun because I combined two different prompts for it, the Wednesday Words prompt “I used to practice weaving” and a dialogue prompt I got from The Muse Writers Center from one of their write-in nights. I had to start the story...
by Cherise Papa | Jan 31, 2024 | Flash Fiction
My journal shakes in my hands, tears at the corners of my eyes blurring my vision. My pencil bag is emptied on the grass, colorful gel pens spread around me. I don’t even remember dumping them. I don’t remember collapsing at the park either. I’m just...
by Cherise Papa | Jan 24, 2024 | Fantasy, Flash Fiction
Waves crested in the dark ocean, revealed only by their deep sound. I watched the fog from the safety of the lighthouse, my eyes wide, searching. Power was growing in the ocean. Goosebumps spread across my skin beneath my thick clothing, and I tightened the blanket...
by Cherise Papa | Jan 17, 2024 | Fantasy, Flash Fiction
I open the jail cell and slip inside, only minutes left before the guards return. My target hangs naked in chains against the wall, skin ripped from his wrists and ankles. Darkness surrounds his unconscious body as it endures what his mind cannot. I’m not quite...
by Cherise Papa | Jan 10, 2024 | Fantasy, Flash Fiction, Horror
I hope you enjoy this week’s flash fiction! Moans pierce the quiet battlefield as I step into the smoldering clearing. Each sound cuts through my heart and wilts the magic tensing in my veins. Compulsion pushes me forward, my magical servitude requiring exact...
by Cherise Papa | Jan 3, 2024 | Fantasy, Flash Fiction, Paranormal, Romance
As awful as I was at posting these regularly last year, I absolutely loved writing them. I’m excited to work on these again, and the lovely Jenna Eatough creates fantastic prompts. So welcome to another year of Wednesday Words by me! Kristi lit the last candle...
by Cherise Papa | Jan 3, 2024 | Fantasy, Flash Fiction, Horror, Paranormal
While I’m getting December’s flash fiction posted at the start of 2024, I’m still really excited for them. This marks me writing 52 microfiction stories in 2023 (well, I may have finished the last one today). I failed at a lot of things this year,...
by Cherise Papa | Dec 31, 2023 | Fantasy, Flash Fiction, Horror, Paranormal
Another way late fiction post, but here are my flash fiction from Wednesday Words in November 2023! Such a Strange Time: A Wednesday Words Flash Fiction November 1, 2023 Water crashed below into the tumultuous river as the soul hovered over the edge, a silver wisp...
