by Cherise Papa | Aug 16, 2023 | Fantasy, Flash Fiction
Small flowers poked through the morning mists, dotting the gray and muted greens. I reached toward them, twisting my fingers, running harder to catch them, but they still remained too far. Each step forward pushed them deeper into the magic I wasn’t allowed to...
by Cherise Papa | Aug 10, 2023 | Action/Thriller, Flash Fiction
Introducing yesterday’s flash fiction! I glared down my arm into her furious eyes. She strained against my hand pressed into her mouth, but I kept her pegged to the ground, my knees and other arm keeping her arms and legs from throwing me off. “You’re the one...
by Cherise Papa | Aug 10, 2023 | Fantasy, Flash Fiction, Paranormal
Presenting my flash fiction from the prompt on Wednesday, August 2, 2023! I slide along the bookshelves as I follow the pull inside my gut. A name is calling to me, urgency in every throb of the pull. The magic of the universe stops me, and my arm shakes as I reach...
by Cherise Papa | Aug 10, 2023 | Fantasy, Flash Fiction, Horror
A bit late in posting, but here is my story for the prompt on July 26, 2023. Music captivated the crowd despite the bard setting her lyre down. Her singing cut through the roaring bonfire and the ocean splashing against the cliffside below, each word lulling her...
by Cherise Papa | Jul 19, 2023 | Flash Fiction, Horror
I hope you enjoy this week’s flash fiction! Never go out at night. Lock the doors. Shut and board the windows. Rub garlic along the door frames and windows. Wear the sacred cross at all times. Those were the rules his mother had always mentioned, always made him...
