by Cherise Papa | Jun 19, 2024 | Flash Fiction, Paranormal
Did I write this during a miserable heat wave? Yes I did! Cars rumbled blow as Grim ran her fingers over the metal wires at the top of the suspension bridge. Each squeak of the tire or maddening honk was just another predictor that soon Grim’s stolen moment in...
by Cherise Papa | May 22, 2024 | Fantasy, Flash Fiction
The guard checks my anti-magic cuffs before shoving me into a dark cell I haven’t spent time in yet. With no window, the air is stagnant and ripe with memories of the last victim. But they don’t know I don’t need a window to escape. I half listen to...
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 17, 2024 | Fantasy, Flash Fiction
Mella stares steadily at her aged mentor, biting her lip to keep unwanted anger and fear at bay so they don’t mess with the tingle of magic pooling in her eyes. Sophen grips Mella’s chin, tipping her face into the fading sunlight, before grumbling her...
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...
