It's 1912. A long hard winter. Especially on the picket line.
People are starving. People are dying.
Even without the strike action.
Pearl is doing the best she can. Not sure how much longer she can keep it up.
A short story commemorating a far reaching victory in the history of organised labour.
Australian author Alexandria Blaelock writes mainly fantasy and mystery, appearing in Stringybark’s Crowd Surfing Anthology, Pulphouse Fiction Magazine and Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine.
When not telecommuting to parallel universes from her Melbourne based imagination, she watches K-dramas, talks to animals, and sips Campari.
Discover more at https://alexandriablaelock.