by Cherise Papa | Jul 19, 2023 | Flash Fiction, Horror
I hope you enjoy this week’s flash fiction! Never go out at night. Lock the doors. Shut and board the windows. Rub garlic along the door frames and windows. Wear the sacred cross at all times. Those were the rules his mother had always mentioned, always made him...
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 | 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 | Mar 29, 2023 | Flash Fiction, Horror
Presenting this week’s flash fiction for Wednesday Words! I used to have a brother, you know. We were close, growing together and sharing our excitement for our futures. Everything was going to be perfect. Well, until I ate him. I didn’t do it on purpose. We...
by Cherise Papa | Mar 9, 2023 | Flash Fiction, Horror
Mismatched mirrors covered the dilapidated shed’s walls, each with a face trapped within its frame. Detective Thomas’ insides squirmed, his flashlight illuminating mirrors even on the ceiling. Thomas stopped at a larger one, a square bathroom sink mirror that matched...
