by Cherise Papa | Jul 2, 2023 | Flash Fiction, Paranormal
Introducing the flash for Wednesday, June 21, 2023! “Please, let me stay longer,” a boy begged his stern aunt. She pursed her lips, glancing at the last straggler to leave the cemetery. Mist curled in from the lake beyond the winter barren trees, and...
by Cherise Papa | Jun 16, 2023 | Fantasy, Flash Fiction, Paranormal
Here’s my story for the Wednesday prompt on May 31, 2023. I watched the parade safely tucked away in my shop through nearly-closed drapes. The doors were shut tight, my gas lamp burning so low I could barely see my plants and wares. No one knew I was here,...
by Cherise Papa | Jun 16, 2023 | Flash Fiction, Paranormal, Romance
I really struggled with this prompt, and I wrote four different flash fiction for it. Only two were okay, and I couldn’t decide between them. So now you get both! Introducing story one for the prompt for Wednesday, May 24, 2023! Juliette picked at the black...
by Cherise Papa | May 11, 2023 | Fantasy, Flash Fiction, Paranormal, Romance
Flash fiction from the prompt on April 26, 2023! Sena trailed her fingers along the dirt walls as she wandered through the dark passageway. Clumped dirt crumbled beneath her touch, falling onto her boots. There were no plant vines sticking from the dirt, no rocks to...
by Cherise Papa | Apr 28, 2023 | Fantasy, Flash Fiction, Paranormal
Revealing my microfiction for the prompt on Wednesday, April 19th! I pulled my jacket tighter as I stared at their gravestones. Chiseled marble, with colored pictures of their elderly smiles. A third, smaller one was tucked in at the side. My daughter picked at plant...
