Writing Prompt
STORY STARTER
Subtmitted by Hollow Oaks
A girl who was raised in an all-female society goes out to see the rest of the world.
Writings
"Through Her Eyes: A Journey Beyond the Sisterhood"
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Ethel stood at the edge of the village, her heart pounding in her chest as the horizon stretched before her—vast and unknown. She had spent her entire life within the walls of the Matriarchal Society, a community founded on tradition, faith, and the strict, unwavering rules set by her mother. Her mother, Selene, was the embodiment of those rules—fierce, pious, and unyielding.
"Remember, Et...
The Lover’s Pond
After the long, long journey from the desert to the lush region of Faron, Maru’s feet ached as she finally made it to the top of the mountain. She had finally found what she was searching for: the legendary Lover’s Pond. _This is the place where mother and father met._ She thought to herself. _He gave her a blue nightshade flower to win her heart._ As she looked around and saw no one, she did not ...
Men
Men are from mars women are from Venus
Men are violent it was said in myth and legend
She thought men were a fantasy
One day she was banished from the underground world and ventured out to the surface.
There she met a man
She could believe her eyes they were not myths they existed her mother and the all the other women had lied.
This man was young like hers she felt butterflies in her stomach...
They Come From Us (PT. 2)
Heal was admiring the stretching pillars of cracked stone and loose pebbles that held together what the Lanmen called their “Holy Sanctuary”. The one devoted to the Lanwomen’s goddess was much more kept with and polished. As she stepped inside with Kerge—and Josie who was in a contraption that strapped him to Kerge’s chest—her nose was overwhelmed with the smell of incense and lavender. It smelled...
The new world
A girl who was raised in a society of women ventured out into a world of men for the first time. She looked around curiously, having never seen anyone with a beard or short hair like the men she encountered. This world was very different from what she had expected. In her female-only society, she had been trained in self-defense and martial arts to protect herself from men.
In that female society...
Experiment 2: Anxiety
Where do you go when you’ve never seen the world?
_Tuk. Tuk. Tuk. Tuk._
Careful, they said, else you’ll get stuck like them.
She listens to her breathing. The air against her nostrils. The exhale is just enough to shift the candy bar wrapper in her lap.
_Tuk. Tuk. Tuk. Tuk._
She notices her shoulders feel tight, so she forces them away from her ears. Relax, she tells herself. She feels the ...
A Day Of Little Nice Things
(Sorry for not following the prompt I just wanted to share)
Today I ate breakfast in a porcelain banana. And I wore my favorite hat. And someone liked it-and my overalls-and my shirt. And I had a cough and a girl I didn’t know gave me a handful of cough drops to keep in my pocket all day. And I drew a picture that I liked. And my little brother was excited to have tea with me. And show me his pl...
Boys And Women
I was always told the same world was compromised of women and boys.
There are the women. They are meant to rule the world yet are stripped of their crown. So now we live in a secluded society in the middle of nowhere.
Then there are the boys. These were those who played with toys yet were handed a throne. They no nothing but the incessantly parts of life.
At least that’s what I was told.
What if t...