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....
by Cherise Papa | Jun 16, 2023 | Flash Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction
Introducing my flash fiction from the prompt on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. Mist clung to the forest’s naked branches as we dashed through tall tree trunks, desperate to find any kind of cover. It was all my brother’s fault anyway. He was the one who thought sneaking out...
by Cherise Papa | Jun 16, 2023 | Fantasy, Flash Fiction, Paranormal
Here’s my story for the Wednesday prompt on May 31, 2023. I watched the parade safely tucked away in my shop through nearly-closed drapes. The doors were shut tight, my gas lamp burning so low I could barely see my plants and wares. No one knew I was here,...
by Cherise Papa | Jun 16, 2023 | Flash Fiction, Humor
Here is the second story I wrote for the prompt on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. I, Jeremy, sat stiff on a satin pillow as I licked my elegant paw. Every strand of black fur needed to be in place, sleek and soft, despite the sun’s heat. My human’s chosen mate stood at the...
by Cherise Papa | Jun 16, 2023 | Flash Fiction, Paranormal, Romance
I really struggled with this prompt, and I wrote four different flash fiction for it. Only two were okay, and I couldn’t decide between them. So now you get both! Introducing story one for the prompt for Wednesday, May 24, 2023! Juliette picked at the black...
by Cherise Papa | May 24, 2023 | Flash Fiction, Horror, Paranormal
Introducing my short story for last week’s prompt! Six decomposing bodies danced on the cement slabs Amelia stored them on. Their arms swayed disjointedly to the symphonic soundtrack playing from her computer speakers, and their hips tried to sway back and forth...
by Cherise Papa | May 11, 2023 | Flash Fiction, Paranormal
Introducing today’s flash fiction! Too bad today isn’t an actual full moon… It wasn’t her fault… he just happened to walk down her street during the full moon. Now, in the first light of dawn, he was a pile of bleeding flesh and torn muscle, bite...
by Cherise Papa | May 11, 2023 | Flash Fiction, Paranormal
Announcing my flash fiction for the prompt on Wednesday, May 3, 2023! I stood at the top of the decayed stairs as I watched the man below invade my home. Making him leave would be so, so easy. The man’s flashlight passed over me, and I shuddered. The air shifted...
by Cherise Papa | May 11, 2023 | Fantasy, Flash Fiction, Paranormal, Romance
Flash fiction from the prompt on April 26, 2023! Sena trailed her fingers along the dirt walls as she wandered through the dark passageway. Clumped dirt crumbled beneath her touch, falling onto her boots. There were no plant vines sticking from the dirt, no rocks to...
