The Eldritch Land of Massachusetts

Massachusetts is a curious place.

I am convinced it is the only geronto-gynocracy in the annals of human history. Geronto-gynocracy, is, of course, rule by old women. I have never seen a place where septuagenarian women dominate social intercourse as in Massachusetts. And, the gods forgive me, I hope to never see another.

This singular fact may not be immediately evident in the halls of the state capitol, or in the grim streets of the even grimmer Boston, but out among the old small towns still wedged into the nooks and crannies of Massachusetts' hilly countryside, old women hold an iron hand over every community.

How this came to be, I do not know. But be forwarned, gentle reader, if ever among the inhabitants of Fitchburg, Pittsfield, or Foxborough : Give them a wide berth. Open doors and allow them to pass. Allow them to cut in line. Give them room on the highways and intersections. Massachusetts is theirs.