Week 24 of sharing my past pubs. This longer CNF piece, "Jane Doe, Myself, & the Watcher's Goodbye" 1st appeared in Sonora Review 2023. CONTENT TRIGGER WARNING reference to assault/child interference. sonorareview.com/2023/04/13/j...

Jane Doe, Myself, and the Watcher's Goodbye | Cheryl Skory Suma - Sonora Review

I’m Jane Doe. Isn’t that what we call the unidentifiable dead, those silenced souls that no one nearby recognizes?  I have, of course, another name, but for a long time, Jane Doe felt more mine. Befor...

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Week 23 of sharing my past publications. This flash fiction piece, “Adrift off the Shore of Alzheimer Island” was pub’d in print by Pulp Literature as runner-up in the 2022 Bumblebee Flash Fiction Contest. Word doc images of story attached below.

Week 22 of posting my past pubs. This flash fic piece was pub'd in print by Pulp Literature, Issue 45. "The Art of Tear Eating & Other Non-predatory Behaviours" explores abuse survivor co-dependancy while incorporating my fascination w butterflies. Screenshots of 3 pages pasted below

Week 21 sharing past pubs. CNF "I Lay Amongst the Stones" pubd Glassworks Mag/Oranges J. Content warning sexual assault. Link doc need to flip to page 50 to find it. If interested, they also pub'd my reflection on this work on their web, "Through the Looking Glass" issue 24 issuu.com/glassworksma...

Glassworks Spring 2022

Issue 24: a publication of Rowan University's Master of Arts in Writing

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Week 20 of sharing my past pubs. This one is Creative Nonfiction, "Today Your Secrets Are Safe With Me." First published by Reckon Review, later nominated by them for the Pushcart Prize. Link below. Deals with a parent's passing and a very challenged relationship. reckonreview.com/today-your-s...

Week 19 of sharing past publications. This week, poetry "A Liar's Crescendo," first published by La Piccioletta Barca. Link below. www.picciolettabarca.com/posts/a-liar...

Week 18 of sharing my past publications. Fiction, "If I fell" explores domestic abuse. Pub'd in print by Nightingale & Sparrow Magazine, images of document below (4 pages, need to click through images to read)

Week 17 of sharing my past pubs. Longer fic "Finding Words in Stages" written as someone going through the 7 stages of Alzheimer's disease. Was a top 8 fiction comp finalist & pub'd in print by Blank Spaces, 2022 Fiction Anthology “The Things We Leave Behind.” storage.googleapis.com/byc-main-sto...

Week 16 of sharing my past pubs. This week: Creative Nonfiction, "If the Snow Never Melted." This piece was a top 5 finalist for the Anne C. Barnhill Prize for Creative Nonfiction at Longridge Review, which kindly nominated it for the Pushcart Prize that year longridgereview.com/cheryl-suma/

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If The Snow Never Melted When I was eight, I discovered that secrets could be acceptable. Remaining quiet didn’t make you a bad person—good people sheltered confidences and tales as often as bad fo…

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Our Flash 405: 2022 Issue features writings themed: ROUTINE & RITUAL, ESCAPE, INHERITANCE, & BURN: tinyurl.com/ExpoFlash22. @miagabb.bsky.social @angelines.bsky.social @kellyesparza.bsky.social @cherylskorysuma.bsky.social @sofiaxaguilar.bsky.social‬ @jackbedell.bsky.social @lmariharris.bsky.social

Week 15 of sharing my pub's. CNF “My Shadows Shadow” re Traumatic Brain Injury that drastically changed my life. Piece examines not just the loss the TBI brought but also the hope I chose to find in it. 1st pub'd by Nightingale&Sparrow then SugarSugarSalt sugarsugarsalt.wordpress.com/2023/03/31/m...

My Shadow’s Shadow by Cheryl Skory Suma

My Shadow’s Shadow (Memories of Before & After a TBI) Before Before the fall, I did not appreciate the power of memories. They were of the forest’s shadow, easily eclipsed by&nbs…

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Week 14 of sharing my past published work. This flash fiction story won 2nd place in an "image prompt" writing competition at Blank Spaces magazine, link below. "Ten Years of Bravado" explores the camaraderie and adventure of youth. www.blankspaces.ca/winners/cher...

"Ten Years of Bravado" by Cheryl Skory Suma—Our March 2023 Silver Medal Winner — Blank Spaces Magazine

Congratulations to Cheryl Skory Suma, our second place winner from the contest posted in our March, 2023 issue!

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Week 13 of sharing my pub'd work--this is "prose" (tale-poetry blend) called "Let Her" & deals w letting go of a dying loved one. Link below to online pub. My fav part of this pub was that they used a photograph my daughter took in high school for the paired image www.ekphrastic.net/the-ekphrast...

Let Her, by Cheryl Skory Suma

​ Let Her  I sit by my wife’s hospital bed, pondering the irony of the acronym “I.C.U.”  In my mind, the words “I see you” float above her bed in a cartoon bubble. I imagine it’s god...

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Week 12-Sharing poem "If My Footsteps Were on Water, Would You See?" Pub'd by Second Chance Lit, sadly since folded. This piece was inspired by a dance set to Concerto in G by Roger Neill, filmed on a Parisian rooftop. Dance video link below, poem image in first comment vimeo.com/104339262?re...

En dansant sur la terrasse

I had the opportunity to film and take some pictures of a dance session on the rooftop of a parisian building. It was the work of a young choregrapher Tarek Aïtmeddour and his dancers. The whole movi...

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Week 11 of sharing my work--While fiction, this piece drew on my experiences with challenged relationships. A nod to survivors everywhere. "Weightless Words Meant for Letters" won 2nd place in Blank Spaces image prompt contest back in Nov 2020. Link: www.blankspaces.ca/winners/cher...

"Weightless Words Meant for Letters" by Cheryl Skory Suma — Our September 2020 Silver Medal Winner — Blank Spaces Magazine

Congratulations to Cheryl Skory Suma, our second place winner from the contest posted in our September, 2020 issue!

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Week 10 of sharing my work—This fiction piece was a rare venture into writing thriller fiction. “Killing Time, Briefly Interrupted” was pub’d online by Fatal Flaw Literary Magazine as part of their “Rituals” themed issue. Link www.fatalflawlit.com/flash-fictio...

Fatal Flaw - Killing Time, Briefly Interrupted

Read "Killing Time, Briefly Interrupted" a flash fiction piece by By Cheryl Skory Suma at Fatal Flaw Literary Magazine.

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Week 9 of sharing my past pub'd work — “Walking Boys" #CNF about bullying. Abbreviated poetry v first pub'd as part of Public Poetry’s “Enough” poetry comp a while back, then the full CNF was published by Sante Fe Writers Group, link below. www.sfwp.com/quarterly/wa...

Walking Boys — Santa Fe Writers Project

By Cheryl Skory Suma We all have childhood memories that left storyboards seared to the inside of our eyelids. These experiences seed the birth of our future attitudes, plant the roots of our embrace...

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Week 8-Sharing fic piece “Will You DSM Me?” Deals w issues of anxiety & how many you wouldn't suspect suffer in silence (as I have). First pub'd online in The Phare, UK (link below), then again, in print, as top 20 piece, Aesthetica Magazine Creative Writing Awards. www.thephare.com/ss/will-you-...

Week 7-"Floccinaucinihilipilification” was 1st pub'd (in print) Blank Spaces Magazine, winner Write Prompt Challenge. Link to pdf below. Themes of child neglect, resilience, hope, & the power of “words.” Had fun playing w title's meaning as sets the stage for themes drive.google.com/file/d/1WZaA...

Week 6-Sharing a short fiction piece, “Born Knowing.” I enjoy writing about the curiosity and delight that small children bring to life. This piece was published by Paddler Press in print, link to their online Issue 9 pdf below (story begins page 32 so need to scroll) paddlerpress.ca/wp-content/u...

Week 5-one of my most acclaimed CNF, very dear to my heart--was top 8 finalist 2022 International Amy MacRae Award for Memoir, later published in print in their 2023 Anthology. Later republished online by Bulb Culture Collective, spring 2025, link below. www.bulbculturecollective.com/read/when-i-...

When I Ran From Nothing - Cheryl Skory Suma — Bulb Culture Collective

We are familiar, these shadows of the past and I.

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Friends. This is important to me: 23yrs marriage-2 songs re what I was promised & gave my heart to, vs 2 songs re what I actually got in end. Promised: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_v6... www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_sF... Got: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvU4... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q05z...

Forest Blakk - You’ll Be The Proof (feat. Joy Williams) (Official Lyric Video)

YouTube video by Forest Blakk

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Third piece in my weekly share trail: micro flash fiction, deals w topics of lost friendship, regret, & missed opportunities. I always enjoy the challenge of trying to tell a story in a page or less. This piece was last published online by WestWord, link: westword.substack.com/p/another-do...

Another Door Closes

A Flash Fiction by Cheryl Skory Suma

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2nd in my share train. Fiction "To Breathe Absent the Presence of Others." Pub'd for 2nd time by Barren Magazine (before I became Flash CNF Contributing Editor). An abbreviated v was previously pub'd by Spider Road Press (Honourable Mention 2020 Flash Fiction Comp) barrenmagazine.com/to-breathe-a...

To Breathe Absent the Presence of Others - Barren Magazine

Barren Magazine - To Breathe Absent the Presence of Others -

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Planning to share various links to my past publications in coming weeks. First up: an Honourable Mention (ie 3rd place ish) in writing comp requiring stories under 405 words in theme of “escape” . Link below w judge’s comments after story. expositionreview.com/flash-405/a-...

A Kiss for Weeping - Exposition Review

by Cheryl Suma Honorable Mention – Flash 405, April 2022: “Escape” Fiction   The signs you left in a hurry are everywhere. The half-eaten bag of M&Ms on the coffee table, several rainbow balls come to...

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Still one of my favourite flash pieces I’ve published—about happy memories turned sour, what ifs, regrets, and second chances—Back To The Start - Cheryl Skory Suma — Bulb Culture Collective. www.bulbculturecollective.com/read/back-to...

Back To The Start - Cheryl Skory Suma — Bulb Culture Collective

I want to go back to the start.

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Habitan enthusiasts! Had my first radio author interview EVER today w fab Gary at CHOP-FM 102.7 He made me very comfortable & had some great questions! Broadcast dates (program "Writers for Readers") Wed September 3 at 6pm, Sat September 6 at 7am, Wed September 17 at 6pm & Sat September 20 at 7am

Time to get reading! "Habitan" Purchase options. Described as C.S. Lewis' Narnia meets a Canadian-Aboriginal twist Paperback www.chickenhousepress.ca/bookstore/p/... Kobo www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/... NookBarnes&Noble www.barnesandnoble.com/w/habitan-ch... KindleAmazon www.amazon.ca/Habitan-Para...

Habitan enthusiasts! Had my first radio author interview EVER today w fab Gary at CHOP-FM 102.7 He made me very comfortable & had some great questions! Broadcast dates (program "Writers for Readers") Wed September 3 at 6pm, Sat September 6 at 7am, Wed September 17 at 6pm & Sat September 20 at 7am

Link to second of 4 press articles for my new MG fantasy novel, Habitan, described as C.S. Lewis' Narnia meets a unique Canadian-Aboriginal twist! Launching August 10th! www.yorkregion.com/things-to-do...

Aurora author’s new children’s book takes readers into fantasy world with Indigenous themes

Cheryl Skory Suma takes inspiration from her Cree grandmother.

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