Nola Schiff

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2022

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“A Whistling Girl (excerpt)” by Nola Schiff

Chapter One I tried never to miss a flogging, but this one would be my last. And it wasn’t because I was a stupid, bloody girl. I wasn’t stupid. I had seen floggings before. You had to, to join our gang. The first time I saw a constable whip a young coloured man. I remember how the man didn’t cry––just a sharp aghh and a gulp of air – the pale brown flesh on his back sprouted red criss-cros...

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“The French Mistress” by Nola Schiff

The French Mistress On the 23rd of January 1911, a paragraph appeared in the Diggers Gazette under the heading–– Dangerous Crossing Yesterday at 7.40 PM a young woman was struck by a locomotive as she attempted to cross the tracks between platforms at Park Station.&n...

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“Pioneer Days: Pop” by Nola Schiff

Pioneer Days: Pop Pop is a blacksmith. Us kids call him ‘Pop’ because he is tough as Popeye. He keeps his old cinder forge under the lemon tree near the kitchen. It stands on three iron legs. He fills the cinder pan with live coals, fans them with his kudu[1] hide bellows. Then he heats up ir...

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