Myhandmaidstale Stories

A normal couple living in the same universe of "A Handmaid's Tale", a world where infertility is a growing issue and the elite are given women who can still have kids and treat them as slaves to reproduce, describe their lives and attempts to conceive a child.

Healthy babies were supposed to be a handmaid's salvation and security, but everyone finds the wastelands in the end.

I use to be Sophia Ralotte.

My Handmaid's Tale Hulu Contest entry. Told from the point of view of...wait for it...not a Handmaiden. *mic drop*

This short 500 word story serves as a submission for the Handmaid's Tales contest hosted by Hulu. It is inspired and based on the world Margaret Atwood introduced in her acclaimed book, "The Handmaid's Tale". A wonderful and inspiring work of literature, it is also being translated onto the television screen, a well deserved revival for a story so well done. I was excited to write a submission in the form of a short story that would branch from the world she'd designed. I hope you enjoy the read as much as I enjoyed writing it!

#myhandmaidstale Lilith is a handmaid, struggling to stay free in her life.

They assumed Handmaids would be white women. Those little white bonnets for Caucasian heads. I assumed it too. Written for the #myhandmaidstale contest.

A young woman trapped in a horrible circumstance finds assistance between the pages of a book.

Amelia is constantly tormented by the voices of the children she never had and the hope of one day having a child of her own.

I told myself I would never stop fighting. I told myself I would never become weak. I kept my promise. Especially when I knew I'd have Amorette, my beautiful baby girl.

Man pays the price in paradise

Entries for contests and such, you know how it goes ;)

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

While Linda continues in routine, her friend, Greta, wonders how the church can appeal more to men. -flash fiction- -entry in My Handmaid's Tale contest- -inspired by Margaret Atwood's work- -cover design by PollyHere-

My flash fiction entry for the #MyHandmaidsTale contest.

Men have been the cause of disaster throughout history. When they've held power anguish, sorrow, and disparity follows without fault. Their latest contest of egos has left the world barren, both in life and fertility. Chemical warfare has left men disproportionately affected. They either die before sexual maturity, or left sterile. Boys who are tested and found capable of procreation are given to the government where they are prepped for the Market. With the drastic decrease in the male population, a power vacuum was created: one that only women could fill. With women ruling most, if not all current civilizations, a new era of peace has spread throughout the world. But, this piece comes with a price. Sterile men can never be more than proletariats that bow to the will of society. Fertile men will be even less, well, until they are Claimed. Never again will society belong to men. Lina knows this. She accepts it. Her mother, afterall, is the general of the New Republic, second to only the President. A position her mother earned through birthright and skill: she has won battles and has come from a long line of women who bore healthy sons. But, the callous cruelty her mother so easily demonstrates in the treatment of the male population is not passed onto her only daughter, Annalina. Because of her status, she must partake in the same customs as the women that came before her; however, when faced with the direct effect of her actions, Lina struggles to choose between her duty and get conscience.

During her coming of age ceremony a young girl learns the true story of creation, a long forgotten story known only to the women of her tribe, a story that cannot be revealed to the men of her village who maintain complete control of the women.