by Cherise Papa | Dec 31, 2025 | Life
I almost didn’t write this, as I didn’t feel like there was anything to post. I failed every creative goal I had this year, except for my Goodreads book goal. But it wasn’t a bad year. Just different than I had originally hoped. 2025 Wrap Up I...
by Cherise Papa | Jul 17, 2024 | Life
I’m rather failing a whole lot of everything. Writing, writing community responsibilities, work responsibilities, kid things, family things. Every single personal goal I had. I thought at the start of the year, I’d soon be able to get into the swing of...
by Cherise Papa | Jul 10, 2024 | Flash Fiction, Literary
Jacob sat on the edge of the hospice bed, clinging to Marianne’s frail hand. A knife stabbed his heart with each of her frail breaths. “I’m so tired,” she mumbled, her lips thin and pale. He held her hand to his cheek, her skin ice to...
by Cherise Papa | Sep 30, 2023 | Life
So if you noticed, I dropped off the face of the Earth this past month. Well, I’m still on Earth. But I did relocate on it! At the end of August, my husband got a job offer too good to refuse and we moved from Texas to Virginia. His start date was in three...
