by Cherise Papa | May 15, 2024 | Flash Fiction, Paranormal, Romance
The man next to me at the bar scanned the room, hunger marring his expression. I watched him with casual interest, unbothered as I tried to forget through my own drinks. There was something odd about him. Sure, this bar seemed to collect the...
by Cherise Papa | May 8, 2024 | Flash Fiction, Horror, Paranormal
Claws scraped against the basement door at the bottom of the stairs, and a shiver rushed down Jesse’s spine as the angry thing below whined between each stroke. The hinges rattled harder, and whatever lay beyond picked up its desperate pacing. Jesse didn’t...
by Cherise Papa | May 1, 2024 | Flash Fiction, Paranormal, Romance
His breath skims my neck, its chill sending shivers down my spine. My heart pounds, my pulse thrumming beneath his deadly touch. Everything broken inside of me wants to give in, to accept the life he offers. One without pain, without suffering. Just pleasure and...
by Cherise Papa | Apr 24, 2024 | Flash Fiction, Paranormal
Death’s scythe caressed the man’s neck, and his ghost pleaded. His body was tied, dead, and abandoned in a ditch, retribution for the way he led his crew of thugs until a more powerful man user sought their revenge. There’s always something stronger,...
by Cherise Papa | Apr 10, 2024 | Flash Fiction, Paranormal
There’s a niggling pull at my gut, that familiar sensation calling me to distress. I swallow my bite of sandwich and abandon the rest. I’ll eat after I settle the ghost. Rain drizzles, and my coat and hat are soaked and soggy by the time I finish the...
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...
