Cheryl Pappas
@cherylpappas.bsky.social
Writer. Book: THE CLARITY OF HUNGER
Word West Press (2021). MacDowell Fellow ‘23. Email: fabulistpappas@gmail.com
Novel-in-progress: Abandon
www.cherylpappas.net
Word West Press (2021). MacDowell Fellow ‘23. Email: fabulistpappas@gmail.com
Novel-in-progress: Abandon
www.cherylpappas.net
So happy to be signing a contract for a flash to be published in a dream journal in the spring!
November 24, 2025 at 8:21 PM
So happy to be signing a contract for a flash to be published in a dream journal in the spring!
Carving out a writing space in this small side room.
November 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Carving out a writing space in this small side room.
Woke up on my birthday to this sweet vision. Later, a visit to see Sargent’s murals at the Boston Public Library!
November 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Woke up on my birthday to this sweet vision. Later, a visit to see Sargent’s murals at the Boston Public Library!
Just found out my story "After" published in Hunger Mountain Review is being nominated for a Pushcart!
November 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Just found out my story "After" published in Hunger Mountain Review is being nominated for a Pushcart!
It’s so hard to capture this beauty.
October 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
It’s so hard to capture this beauty.
Needham, Mass.! The beautiful dog’s sign reads “No treats for Trump!”
October 18, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Needham, Mass.! The beautiful dog’s sign reads “No treats for Trump!”
Spotted a polar bear on the way to the protest in Needham, Mass.
October 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Spotted a polar bear on the way to the protest in Needham, Mass.
I have no business researching my next book, but look at what was fit to print in 1931 in a North Adams, Mass. newspaper.
October 13, 2025 at 9:33 AM
I have no business researching my next book, but look at what was fit to print in 1931 in a North Adams, Mass. newspaper.
Ditched the blonde and went red and it feels so much better!
October 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Ditched the blonde and went red and it feels so much better!
I have a new (six-sentence) story up at
@gooseberrypielit.bsky.social, titled "I Dreamt of Dust."
Thanks to editor Jeff Harvey for publishing it!
gooseberry-pie.com/i-dreamt-of-...
@gooseberrypielit.bsky.social, titled "I Dreamt of Dust."
Thanks to editor Jeff Harvey for publishing it!
gooseberry-pie.com/i-dreamt-of-...
October 9, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I have a new (six-sentence) story up at
@gooseberrypielit.bsky.social, titled "I Dreamt of Dust."
Thanks to editor Jeff Harvey for publishing it!
gooseberry-pie.com/i-dreamt-of-...
@gooseberrypielit.bsky.social, titled "I Dreamt of Dust."
Thanks to editor Jeff Harvey for publishing it!
gooseberry-pie.com/i-dreamt-of-...
Stopping for a coffee before work this morning. This is the hour I love.
October 8, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Stopping for a coffee before work this morning. This is the hour I love.
Many, many warm thanks to Court Harler at Flash the Court for publishing my prose poem "What It Takes, What It Gives." It's had a long journey to here, and I'm so grateful to see it published.
The work that inspired the piece is Lee Krasner's Palingenesis.
flashthecourt.com/2025/10/03/w...
The work that inspired the piece is Lee Krasner's Palingenesis.
flashthecourt.com/2025/10/03/w...
October 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Many, many warm thanks to Court Harler at Flash the Court for publishing my prose poem "What It Takes, What It Gives." It's had a long journey to here, and I'm so grateful to see it published.
The work that inspired the piece is Lee Krasner's Palingenesis.
flashthecourt.com/2025/10/03/w...
The work that inspired the piece is Lee Krasner's Palingenesis.
flashthecourt.com/2025/10/03/w...
He mentions that! So great.
September 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
He mentions that! So great.
The surprise star of the show tonight.
September 10, 2025 at 1:12 AM
The surprise star of the show tonight.
My writing room is Starbucks this morning.
September 6, 2025 at 10:09 AM
My writing room is Starbucks this morning.
It's September 1, which means it's time for a free writing prompt at From the Bookshelf. This month's prompt is inspired by Calvino (and also Aimee Bender!).
cherylpappas.substack.com/p/from-the-b...
cherylpappas.substack.com/p/from-the-b...
September 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
It's September 1, which means it's time for a free writing prompt at From the Bookshelf. This month's prompt is inspired by Calvino (and also Aimee Bender!).
cherylpappas.substack.com/p/from-the-b...
cherylpappas.substack.com/p/from-the-b...
This is after I said I had a high risk for severe outcome from Covid (the first time I had it, I had long period of recovery).
August 29, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This is after I said I had a high risk for severe outcome from Covid (the first time I had it, I had long period of recovery).
Writers: Are you also getting gmail spam about your literary prowess from potential publicity folk? This is the third one in three days.
It's obvious comments about my work have been scoured by some AI bot and poured into this email. No website listed. Just an email.
It's obvious comments about my work have been scoured by some AI bot and poured into this email. No website listed. Just an email.
August 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Writers: Are you also getting gmail spam about your literary prowess from potential publicity folk? This is the third one in three days.
It's obvious comments about my work have been scoured by some AI bot and poured into this email. No website listed. Just an email.
It's obvious comments about my work have been scoured by some AI bot and poured into this email. No website listed. Just an email.
This is ridiculous. I’ve been hit by some kind of bot village. Hundreds of new bot followers in the past two days. I’ve contacted @support.bsky.team, and I hope there’s a way to resolve this.
August 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
This is ridiculous. I’ve been hit by some kind of bot village. Hundreds of new bot followers in the past two days. I’ve contacted @support.bsky.team, and I hope there’s a way to resolve this.
I’m both extremely late and on time with this book. What a marvel.
June 30, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I’m both extremely late and on time with this book. What a marvel.
I cannot tell you how excited I am to teach this course, Experimental Forms in Flash Fiction!
Here are just a few of the writers I'll be teaching:
George Saunders, Lydia Davis, Sei Shōnagon, Marisa Crane, Kim Magowan, Jasmine Sawers, Avitus B. Carle, Cora Frazier, and Carmen Maria Machado
Here are just a few of the writers I'll be teaching:
George Saunders, Lydia Davis, Sei Shōnagon, Marisa Crane, Kim Magowan, Jasmine Sawers, Avitus B. Carle, Cora Frazier, and Carmen Maria Machado
June 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I cannot tell you how excited I am to teach this course, Experimental Forms in Flash Fiction!
Here are just a few of the writers I'll be teaching:
George Saunders, Lydia Davis, Sei Shōnagon, Marisa Crane, Kim Magowan, Jasmine Sawers, Avitus B. Carle, Cora Frazier, and Carmen Maria Machado
Here are just a few of the writers I'll be teaching:
George Saunders, Lydia Davis, Sei Shōnagon, Marisa Crane, Kim Magowan, Jasmine Sawers, Avitus B. Carle, Cora Frazier, and Carmen Maria Machado
It’s been a day . . .
June 24, 2025 at 1:21 AM
It’s been a day . . .
It's June, which means I've published this month's installment of From the Bookshelf.
The writing prompt is inspired by "My Love," a short story by Ludmilla Petrushevskaya.
Enjoy!
substack.com/home/post/p-...
The writing prompt is inspired by "My Love," a short story by Ludmilla Petrushevskaya.
Enjoy!
substack.com/home/post/p-...
June 1, 2025 at 11:23 AM
It's June, which means I've published this month's installment of From the Bookshelf.
The writing prompt is inspired by "My Love," a short story by Ludmilla Petrushevskaya.
Enjoy!
substack.com/home/post/p-...
The writing prompt is inspired by "My Love," a short story by Ludmilla Petrushevskaya.
Enjoy!
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Moloch, John Singer Sargent, Boston Public Library
May 16, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Moloch, John Singer Sargent, Boston Public Library
Astarte, John Singer Sargent, Boston Public Library
May 16, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Astarte, John Singer Sargent, Boston Public Library