Margaretatwood Stories

In a future where women's rights have been eradicated, resistance lives on in a woman strong enough to keep a secret, to pass on her carefully guarded knowledge to other...

Laugh at a man, go to jail. How the women in this particular institution find the hope and humor to get through their situation. Inspired by Desiree Fairooz, written for...

Stan and Charmaine are a married couple trying to stay afloat in the midst of an economic and social collapse. Job loss has forced them to live in their car, leaving the...

"As a child, I was one of those who buried treasures in jars, with the idea that someone, some day, might come along and dig them up. I found similar things while d...

Write the future with Margaret Atwood If you could write a story for a time capsule, one that wouldn’t be opened until the year 2114, what would you say? To celebrate...

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

#MyHandmaidsTale In a dystopian society, humanities last hope comes from a sick twist of fate. 493 words

Lara, a recent arrival to a coyote colony made up of resisters who are physically deformed in one way or another, is surprised to find hope from an unexpected source. ...

***** Winner of Future Library contest conducted by Margaret Atwood, Katie Paterson and Future Library Project. ******** "Go throw your TV set away, And in its plac...

Create a 500-word short story inspired by Margaret Atwood's classic "The Handmaid's Tale" for your chance to be part of an anthology curated by Margaret Atwood...

What have I become/ My sweetest friend?/ Everyone I know/ Goes away, in the end -"Hurt", cover by Johnny Cash •••••••••••••••••••••••••• I always told you, &qu...

Clyde has been patient. And he hasn't been feeling like himself lately. But what can a dead man do, except wait? This short story was an entry in the Freeze-Dried Fictio...

My flash fiction entry for the #MyHandmaidsTale contest.

I freeze. I burn. I have a vigil to attend... My second entry to Hulu's #MyHandmaidsTale contest.

I was fifteen, isolated. Imprisoned. I was resigned to my fate. I was going to die in a cell, alone. I was over.

Sam, a businessman with questionable integrity, is the last person seen with a female serial killer. With the help of Detective Mariano, Sam's wife, Gwyneth, attempts to...

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

It's the year 2114 . . . and the grand opening of the Future Library! Read about this amazing event from two perspectives: The girl who's never seen a real book before A...