My First Purse

Short Fiction

Luella Schmidt
7 min readOct 14, 2021

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Tweety Bird Pencil Case
Tweety Bird Pencil Case

I had just finished a chapter when Hani walked in the room. Hani was my favorite LPN. She always greeted us with a smile, seemed happy to chat with me, and she had a lyrical south African accent that I loved.

“How are you doing today?” Hani boomed at Mom. One of my many annoyances was that every person who worked here raised their voice with every interaction, even though there was…

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Luella Schmidt

Writer ✱ Creator ✱ Entrepreneur. I write fiction and essays about art, history, politics, and justice. Read more at luellaschmidt.com.