Pennies disappeared as the clock struck midnight. In the new scheme of things, everybody dealt only in virtual currency. Pennies had no place in the progressive digital economy.
But it still had a place in the hearts of the people. Many held on to their pennies as keepsakes or to throw in fountains someday. Some made jewelry out of them, and some made them into art pieces for hanging on walls.
Others preserved a few pennies to explain idioms to the future generations.
The remaining pennies just piled up in a huge government warehouse and became the largest treasure nobody wanted.
Really like this – especially the first line!
Undoubtedly a prophetic story, the way things are going. In another 50 years pennies will be worth a fortune on EBAY–if there are still any around. Nice job, Meghashru!
And the writing on some of the disappearing pennies marched right off their coins, regrouped and were forged into a one hundred and one word short story by the magical pennysmith, Meghashri. Well done.
Love the ending.
Very good , as of course expected of you , Meghashri ! Personally, I would also prefer to be penny-wise !
Thank you!