by Cherise Papa | Feb 28, 2024 | Fantasy, Flash Fiction
Salla closed her eyes as she pushed through the torture in her fingers and played the first note, pulling her bow across the strings as carefully as the quiver in her body allowed. She focused on the music, ignoring the ache thrumming in her body and the dragon...
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 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...
