Short stories tagged with Matriarchy

Listing 8 stories.

A family with a gene that allows them to transform into snakes grapples with tradition and intergenerational trauma. The two daughters of this family have to decide: will they stay with an abusive family, or will they molt out of it?

Following the death of her mother, a daughter recalls her mother gossiping about a small family in the Ottowa valley where a man shamelessly robs two sisters of their inheritance through marriage.

A young woman grows up without magic in a magical family and society, with strict rules and roles that are often tied to gender. When she sets off on a journey and her adult life begins, she finds her worldview tested—especially when members of her family come out as transgender and begin to transition.

An elderly woman prepares for her death, but is anxious for someone to listen to her precious memories and cherish them after her death.

A young girl's mother goes to the hospital for an operation without explaining to her family what she is sick with or when she will return home.

A young boy stumbles across his grandma's bingo hall and accidentally catches the attention of the cult-like group.

In a matriarchal world, a stay-at-home husband’s routine is disrupted when his rebellious childhood friend comes to visit and begins questioning the unfair treatment of men.

The three wicked mothers of Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Snow White team up to regain their confidence and exact revenge on the daughters who betrayed them.