Published in Anthologia Issue Three
When Lineage Calls
Be transported into a candlelit girls' night with Daniella and her female cousins, retelling the stories of the women in their maternal line. As the night goes on, the energy of those women seems to draw closer... close enough to feel.
By Daniella Libri Elias
About the piece:
When Lineage Calls explores lineage and the lore passed down through generations. Daniella, the self-appointed scribe of the family, begins to record the stories and gifts carried through her maternal line, determined that none of them will be forgotten.
Themes: Lineage, legacy, memory, and carrying stories forward.
Anthologia is a collection of stories for every woman, curated by Natasha Gilmour and Daniella Libri Elias, published by The Kind Press and distributed by Simon & Schuster.
The night that inspired it all…
It began the night her sisters and female cousins gathered together.
'Are you taking notes?' Isabella asked.
Laughter spilt over the question, and four separate gazes were drawn to Daniella. No one seemed surprised. If anyone was going to document the night, it was going to be her — the first girl in the family, the eldest daughter, the one with the meticulous, almost obsessive eye for the particulars. She heard the question but barely looked up, the long line across her forehead etching deeper.
'But I have to,' she said.
‘Their power did not leave with them. They poured what was left into us.’
When Lineage Calls: Daniella Libri Elias