Myhandmaidstale Stories

Abuse is found both ways. It can happen to anyone. What matters is what you make of it.

A collection of short stories

The room is silent, but only to me.

Contest entry for #MyHandmaidsTale

In the colony of Meritt, young girls are poised to be virtuous wives at an early age. Through rigorous testing and isolation the girls are prepped and groom and for Clara, the day has come for herself to prove if she has what it takes to be an ideal wife or barren one.

#MyHandmaidsTale contest entry 499 words A husband and wife face an uncertain future after an official reprimand.

As the Faithful, we had to be fruitful and multiply. It was God's Word. Didn't we?

What do the women of Gilead see? A short story inspired by Margaret Atwood's THE HANDMAID'S TALE.

Mom warned me I would eventually sleep my life away. Why didn't I listen? .............. This is my 500 word short story inspired by Margaret Atwood's classic, "The Handmaid's Tale."

Melissa seems resigned to her fate. Women have been stripped of all rights and are being rounded up and taken away. While she waits for the police to come for her, she reflects on life. But can a woman as driven as her simply give up?

An unseen observer mourns the loss of the Handmaid

A woman gives her chilling account of the day "they" came, took her away, and destroyed everything she loved.

Sadie had never been to the Shredder before, but she knew it was time. She didn't want to go, no one wanted to go, but it wasn't up to her. The Men didn't like Waste after all.

A tale in which a girl risks everything to free the women around her from the chains that confine them. Commissioned by 'The Handmaid's Tale', a new Hulu Original series premiering April 26th.

A prequel to Adam's Rib. Danny comforts his mother as she's dying of the pathogen created by his grandfather.

#MyHandmaidsTale --- Call her Her. Or you. Or others. She's one person, but she's also all of us, living in a world full of special expectations.

Inspired by the Handmaid's Tale

My entry for #MyHandmaidsTale ••• Arïma VanWysse has recently reached the age of sixteen, the age when each female is separated from their families and sent to one of the female sectors based on their skills. Arïma is stripped of her identity, and is referred to by a number. She is assigned living quarters in what was once the US states of Utah (sector 4), Colorado (sector 5), and Nevada (sector 6). These three sectors are the worst of all, and only for women. In this torturous society, all women over age 16 are "put to good use to repopulate the world." Their job descriptions consist of one thing: sex. The best part of the job was working for kind men, which lifted the girls' spirits slightly. However, Arïma in particular works for the worst boss, and Gilead's commander: Crow Luna ••• By: @life_is_wishes

A fire blazes...