Mothersanddaughters Stories

Nell Goosen, forty-seven years old, meets Ben Zhang, fifty, at a beauty expo/hair show in Montreal during the winter. Nell is attending the hair show with her ex-sister...

If I had known my grandmother's hands were roots. © Z. T. Corley, 2025

Bullied and shamed her whole life for being fat, twelve-year-old Ella finally gains confidence to stand up for herself, with help of some wonderful new allies.

The guesthouse was supposed to be Emma Lawson's sanctuary. Instead, it became her personal hell. With each passing day, the line between reality and paranoia blurs, leav...

Delphina McCoy-Watson never really got on with her husband's bestfriend/business partner, Alexis Miller. But soon.....soon, she wouldn't be here anymore and Michael woul...

An indebted public servant who can't afford her own apartment, Tamra's 'lucky' to be diagnosed with an underreported and understudied disease that may soon make her infe...

Between Gen X and Baby Boomers, in the US alone, there are more than 75 million "mature women" searching for stories featuring relatable characters like this b...

Reese Emerson Nicolai has loved Sarah Harper Cresley from afar for two years-since freshman year. But he knows she's out of his league-his classmates call him the Lone G...

Kira unlocked the cabin door. Eleanor dragged Kira's suitcase with the letter's MK stamped on it into the room. A red metal cross with the words "He is risen,"...

The Good Luck Patch is a short story that explores the misunderstandings held between Mothers and Daughters. This short gives perspective and meaningful advice on what m...

When the human queen gave birth, the kingdom of Arendelle rejoiced. Magic stirred at the birth of the new young Spirit, the Daughter of Ahtohallan. When Her Daughter was...

just ramblings I guess

Reese and his family are finally content, despite the recent death. Except for his grandfather, who has become withdrawn and may be considering something that is irrever...

A story between a young, teenage girl and her controlling mother. Love turned to hate and then regret.

Melanie always looked forward to her visits from her grown-up daughter, while the same daughter - as a child - slept in her room. The future comes fast, but she will...

In a futuristic world where only rules, facts and logic are valued; individuality, self expression, free will and creativity were made illegal by the government, who wan...

In three interconnected mini-stories, an awkward, out-of-shape woman enrolls in a dance class. Why? What's in it for her, except aching muscles, humiliation and possibly...