by Cherise Papa | Aug 7, 2024 | Fantasy, Flash Fiction
Shouting rumbled through the walls below, and the boy lazily stuck a bookmark into his comic book and tossed it on his bed. The shouting grew louder, and rushed footsteps ascended the stairs. One breath, two breaths. The boy’s bedroom door slammed open. His...
by Cherise Papa | Aug 4, 2024 | Fantasy, Flash Fiction
Getting this up a few days late. But we have conquered COVID after it slowly worked through our family the past two weeks. I’m still not back to normal, but that will come with time. I’m just happy to be able to breathe properly again. The splash of water...
by Cherise Papa | Jul 24, 2024 | Fantasy, Flash Fiction
Moonlight sparkled on the cresting waves behind us as we sped across the dark lake, away from the smoke billowing in the forest depths. I pulled my legs to my chest, resting my chin on my knees as my hair turned into small whips against my face in the wind. ...
by Cherise Papa | Jul 17, 2024 | Flash Fiction, Paranormal
Through a sliver of light sneaking in around old curtains, Joseph stared at the deserted workshop, taking in the scattered tools, toppled tables, and the tattered work gloves drenched in a pool of blood. Someone else found his target first. Blood stains stretched...
by Cherise Papa | Jul 10, 2024 | Flash Fiction, Literary
Jacob sat on the edge of the hospice bed, clinging to Marianne’s frail hand. A knife stabbed his heart with each of her frail breaths. “I’m so tired,” she mumbled, her lips thin and pale. He held her hand to his cheek, her skin ice to...
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...
