by Cherise Papa | Mar 26, 2025 | Flash Fiction, Paranormal
My eyes snapped open to the darkness of my oversized coffin. The air tasted stale, cold. My arm was outstretched across cold sheets, an abandoned pillow. Jessica. My fingers grasped at the unlocked latch, the lid lifting to reveal an empty room. I stalked from...
by Cherise Papa | Mar 6, 2024 | Flash Fiction
The young man takes another lashing, protecting in the only way he knows how. His brother caught cheating a game for coin because his belly hurt. Before it was his sister in trouble for stealing food and wood. Over and over again, more pain, more punishment. The young...
by Cherise Papa | Jan 4, 2023 | Flash Fiction, Science Fiction
It’s the first Wednesday Words of the year, and I’m really excited for this year’s list of prompts. May you enjoy them, too! “You know I’m not supposed to be here,” my future self says as she checks out the flashing red and blue lights in the...
