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 | Mar 20, 2024 | Fantasy, Flash Fiction
Jessica circled the old plane, analyzing each dent and rust stain with a pretend critical eye. It didn’t matter what the state of the plane was, she just needed the junk to look like a plane. Well, and want to be a plane. She removed her glove, not caring...
by Cherise Papa | Feb 7, 2024 | Fantasy, Flash Fiction, Horror
This flash fiction is extra fun because I combined two different prompts for it, the Wednesday Words prompt “I used to practice weaving” and a dialogue prompt I got from The Muse Writers Center from one of their write-in nights. I had to start the story...
