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Pennies

March 20, 2017 6 Comments

Pennies
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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.

By Meghashri Dalvi

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  1. Melissa says

    March 20, 2017 at 5:19 am

    Really like this – especially the first line!

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  2. Bobby Warner says

    March 20, 2017 at 10:58 am

    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!

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  3. Jack says

    March 20, 2017 at 2:13 pm

    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.

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  4. Dante A Murray says

    March 20, 2017 at 6:54 pm

    Love the ending.

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  5. Ramesh.Samant says

    March 20, 2017 at 10:09 pm

    Very good , as of course expected of you , Meghashri ! Personally, I would also prefer to be penny-wise !

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  6. Meghashri Dalvi says

    March 23, 2017 at 2:31 am

    Thank you!

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